Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The doing of wrong; behavior the opposite of what is right; blameworthy action in general.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Evil or wicked behavior or action.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun uncountable Violation of standards of behavior.
  • noun countable An instance of doing wrong.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun departure from what is ethically acceptable
  • noun activity that transgresses moral or civil law

Etymologies

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wrong +‎ doing

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