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noun

plural of wrong

as in evils

that which is morally unacceptable any reasonable person should be expected to know the difference between right and wrong

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as in injustices

unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this trying to right all the wrongs in the world

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wrongs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of wrong

as in harms

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Recent Examples of wrongs

Noun

But in the final analysis, Weisberg suggests, the rights and wrongs were pretty clear. — Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026 That struggle for inclusion, recognition of past wrongs, and the value of Indigenous practices extends around the globe, from Canada to New Zealand to Sweden. — Caterina Morbiato, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2026 Also with his idea of trying to right some wrongs in the world. — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026 McGuire also admitted to detonating the bomb in retaliation for various alleged government wrongs, including sheriff’s deputies seizing his firearms earlier that year. — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026 The case for instant replay was that it was supposed to right historical wrongs. — Will Leitch, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Like all of hip-hop’s early heroes, Flash is fixated on the genre’s history—righting its wrongs, fighting a headwind of faulty tellings over the years. — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 Tort law is a branch of civil law that deals with civil wrongs or injuries, allowing an injured party to seek compensation from the person or entity responsible. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026 Just in time for Labor Day, the National Labor Relations Board can finally right some of the wrongs of the Biden administration. — Marvin E. Kaplan, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrongs

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For many, recognizing the evils Hamas committed on October 7 obviated the need to understand them.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Early in the outbreak, Tedros talked about having visited the outbreak zone and being struck by the fact that many people seemed to view Ebola as a lesser of evils.

— Helen Branswell, STAT, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of evils

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South African leaders reject Washington’s accusations, arguing land expropriation and affirmative action measures seek to repair apartheid-era injustices and insisting the United States respect the country’s sovereignty and policy choices.

— Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
These injustices also coalesce with innumerable historical and contemporary global histories of genocide and displacement.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of injustices

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Local air pollution harms human health and worker productivity, while greenhouse gas emissions contribute to climate change.

— Akshaya Jha, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
Doing more than one thing at once, especially on screens, can become addictive, which harms the functioning of our brain and nervous system.

— Jolie Kerr, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of harms

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In addition to public goods, AI will also create public bads.

— James Broughel, Forbes.com, 8 June 2026
Naturally, the meeting is a flop because no one was prepared, and their spontaneous ideas are frankly fireable-offense bad (a baguette bag shaped like a baguette for Paris?

— Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025

Definition of bad

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Kaporos is intended to symbolize the transfer of one’s sins to a chicken.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026
The sins of the father are ultimately presented in a literal, stomach-churning slideshow that haphazardly alternates benign family snaps with gleeful photographic evidence of Johan’s war crimes.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of sins

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That makes her next move, making the comms system emit a noise that torments the Andorian, that much easier to make.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
Vava, Brazil vs Sweden, 1958 (second goal) Garrincha torments Sweden left-back Sven Axbom — not for the first time — and Vava is on hand to complete a carbon copy of his first goal.

— Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Definition of torments

Verb

At first, all signs point to Bobby, including a mercenary who survived the attack on Halstead Manor that Eddie tortures to extract information.

— Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
On his latest Hyperdub release, the Japanese producer born Takahide Higuchi sings more than on previous records but tortures his voice through a gauntlet of pitch-shifter effects.

— Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 27 July 2026

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