EVILDOING Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word evildoing. (close relations)
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transgression | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle • the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata • the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit | ||||||||
corruption | nounn | |||||||
noun • lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain • in a state of progressive putrefaction • decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation) • moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles • destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity • inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by committing a felony) | ||||||||
crime | nounn | |||||||
noun • (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act • an evil act not necessarily punishable by law | ||||||||
cruelty | nounn | |||||||
noun • a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering • feelings of extreme heartlessness • the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance | ||||||||
depravity | nounn | |||||||
noun • moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles • a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice | ||||||||
immorality | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct • morally objectionable behavior | ||||||||
iniquity | nounn | |||||||
noun • morally objectionable behavior • an unjust act | ||||||||
malevolence | nounn | |||||||
noun • wishing evil to others • the quality of threatening evil | ||||||||
malice | nounn | |||||||
noun • feeling a need to see others suffer • the quality of threatening evil | ||||||||
malignity | nounn | |||||||
noun • wishing evil to others • quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will | ||||||||
misconduct | nounn | |||||||
noun • bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf • activity that transgresses moral or civil law verb • behave badly • manage badly or incompetently | ||||||||
offense | nounn | |||||||
noun • a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others • a feeling of anger caused by being offended • a transgression that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right • the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score • the action of attacking an enemy | ||||||||
sin | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • estrangement from god • (Akkadian) god of the Moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna • an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will • ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle • the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet verb • commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law • commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake | ||||||||
villainy | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of evil by virtue of villainous behavior • a criminal or vicious act | ||||||||
wickedness | nounn | |||||||
noun • morally objectionable behavior • absence of moral or spiritual values • the quality of being wicked • estrangement from god • the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions | ||||||||
wrongdoing | nounn | |||||||
noun • departure from what is ethically acceptable • activity that transgresses moral or civil law |