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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 the two bills Newsom vetoed on Wednesday, AB 1881 and AB 2218, sought to redress those historic wrongs by requiring the state to take Indigenous history with land and waterways into account, proponents of them said. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Billy Baker giving [Preach] a second chance at life to right his wrongs and become a teacher…that’s real life. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026 With quarterback Cooper Rush set to start his second straight game, the Falcons are looking to right some of the wrongs from the Pittsburgh matchup, where Rush was dealing with back issues and struggled to get the offense going. — AJC.com, 20 Sep. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrongs

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One key objection was the mature tone of the narrative, in which the child protagonist is directly confronted and endangered by the evils derived from fascist ideologies.

— Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
For many, recognizing the evils Hamas committed on October 7 obviated the need to understand them.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of evils

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A certain ingenuousness, an earnest impatience with the world’s many injustices, is a hallmark of Barbara Kingsolver’s novels.

— Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
This keeps the performance informal and keeps the narrative — a staggering odyssey of injustices, abuses, travel adventures, extraordinary coincidences, losses, reunions, reflections and self-analysis — from becoming sensationalized.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of injustices

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Europe has long charged Beijing with deflating the yuan, by perhaps as much as 30%, and pursuing a policy of industrial overcapacity that harms European industries.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Research shows homelessness harms children, disrupting brain development and growth and leading to permanent changes in the brain and body.

— Nicole Santa Cruz, ProPublica, 7 Oct. 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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The Virgin acts as both midwife and priest, sheltering the pregnant pilgrim from the storm and washing away her sins so that she, too, can be delivered.

— Ellen O’Connell Whittet, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
A lot along Colorado Boulevard may go from cleansing sins to cleansing Subarus, although some nearby residents hope to stop it.

— Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of sins

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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