wrongs 1 of 2

noun

plural of wrong
1
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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2
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
France fans will be hoping his return to the ranks will help right the wrongs of that night in Berlin. — Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 28 July 2026 Texas Longhorns Speaking of those Longhorns, Texas will be looking to right the wrongs from a disappointing 2025 heading into this year. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026 Jobs will be won and lost over the next six weeks, as the Lions attempt to right the wrongs that led to a NFC North fourth-place finish in 2025. — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 22 July 2026 Cox’s observation accompanied a new report the LDF released last week along with the New York Civil Liberties Union on how the state can right its wrongs. — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026 Brian Kilmeade views the semiquincentennial as an opportunity to reflect on the nation's founding courage and vision, while Lawrence Jones highlights America's continuous improvement despite past wrongs. — Mark Joyella, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 So that's an exceptionalism that in quite severe terms suggests sacrifice to right wrongs. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 1 June 2026 Which just goes to show three wrongs don’t make a right. — Mark Barabak, Mercury News, 28 May 2026 Another one-and-done series, The CW's Good Cop/Bad Cop was a comedic procedural starring Luke Cook and network vet Leighton Meester as sibling detectives trying to right the wrongs of their crooked-cop father, played by Clancy Brown. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrongs
  1. evils
  2. injustices
  3. harms
  4. bad
  5. victimizes
  6. sins
  7. torments
  8. tortures
Noun
  • But for Mayor Tom Loftis (Matthew Rhys), the local personalities pale in comparison to the evils lurking beneath the cursed island’s surface.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Only instead of crusading against the evils of dancing teenagers, our most pedantic podcasters have joined forces to convince their audiences that Tony Romo should be doing the Texas two-step to the nearest unemployment office.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of evils
Noun
  • The players have long spoken out about racial injustices and LGBTQ rights.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Ultimately, Ridgway asks what responsibility bystanders must take for the injustices around them.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of injustices
Verb
  • Those nitrogen oxides combine with volatile organic compounds on hot summer days, and the pollution contributes to climate change and harms human health.
    — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The independent authors concluded that the state should funnel more money toward voluntary services, especially after hearing about the coercion and harms that people experienced under AOT orders.
    — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of harms
Noun
  • 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
Verb
  • Although South Africa’s devastatingly high crime rate victimizes all the country’s inhabitants, white South Africans are overall less likely than Black citizens to be crime’s victims.
    — Eve Fairbanks, The Dial, 27 Jan. 2026
Definition of victimizes
Noun
  • Fans of improv, musicals and audience participation will thoroughly enjoy this performance and should be prepared to repent for sins like eating a hamburger, owning too many snakes or yearning for a younger man.
    — Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Seven of our contributors gamely shared (some of) their secret sins.
    — Sabrina Jaszi, The Dial, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of sins
Verb
  • 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
  • Caleb and Kayda spend a few minutes chatting in the Say Less nook, and Zach torments himself with mental images of them making out just outside of view.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 22 June 2026
Definition of torments
Verb
  • After Max tortures them in a mock-trial confrontation in their living room, Tom eventually tackles Max into the backyard pool.
    — Benjamin VanHoose, PEOPLE, 31 July 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
Definition of tortures

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