wrongdoing C2 Topic:Law & Government Also spelled wrong-doing US /ˈɹɒŋˌduːɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #24787 Meanings 1 noun activity that transgresses moral or civil law The defendant denied any wrongdoing. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · activity that transgresses... actus reusmisconductwrongful conduct More delinquencyiniquitybadnesscriminalitymalfeasancemisdeedmisdoing Word family Forms wrongdoings Related forms wrongdowrongdoerwrongful Etymology From Middle English wrong doyng, wrong doynge, wrong doinge, equivalent to wrong + doing. wrong doyng Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Law & Government Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # wrongdoing **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɹɒŋˌduːɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 24787 ## Meanings 1. activity that transgresses moral or civil law ## Examples - The defendant denied any wrongdoing. ## Synonyms - actus reus - misconduct - wrongful conduct - delinquency - iniquity - badness - criminality - malfeasance - misdeed - misdoing ## Related Forms - wrongdo - wrongdoer - wrongful ## Roots and Affixes - Root: wrong doyng ## Etymology From Middle English wrong doyng, wrong doynge, wrong doinge, equivalent to wrong + doing. ## Topics - Law & Government - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown