wrongs
Treats someone unfairly
Wrongs are acts that violate someone's rights or cause unjust harm.
The word carries moral weight—wrongs demand acknowledgment or redress: We must right the wrongs of the past.
To wrong someone is to treat them unfairly or harmfully: She felt deeply wronged by his betrayal.
Legal wrongs are actionable injuries; personal wrongs may fester without remedy.
Unequal distribution of resources
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- unfairnessUnjust or biased treatment
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
racism · sexism · oppression · marginalization · disenfranchisement · bigotry · ableism · classism
Sorrow over past actions
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- repentanceRemorseful rejection of past wrongs
atonement · apology · confession · redemption · forgiveness · absolution · amends · reconciliation
Physical or psychological harm
- damageHarm or impairment
- abuseCruel or violent treatment
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- violationBreaking of rules
hurt · suffering · affliction · wound · grievance · maltreatment · neglect · atrocity
Unlawful taking of property
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- assaultViolent offensive act
- robberyTheft through intimidation
- burglaryIllegal entry to commit crime
arson · vandalism · embezzlement · larceny · felony · misdemeanor · manslaughter · homicide
Quality of being wicked
- dishonestyDisposition toward falsehood
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- misconductImproper professional behavior
- malpracticeHarmful professional negligence
vice · sin · transgression · wrongdoing · malfeasance · unscrupulousness · impropriety · indecency
Fair treatment under law
- reparationCompensation for injury done
- compensationPayment for services rendered
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- remedyCurative treatment or fix
rectification · correction · vindication · retribution · accountability · lawsuit · litigation · settlement
inequality
Unequal distribution of resources
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- unfairnessUnjust or biased treatment
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
prejudice · racism · sexism · oppression · marginalization · disenfranchisement · bigotry · ableism · classism · ageism
regret
Sorrow over past actions
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
repentance · atonement · apology · confession · redemption · forgiveness · absolution · amends · reconciliation · penitence
injury
Physical or psychological harm
violation · hurt · suffering · affliction · wound · grievance · maltreatment · neglect · atrocity · brutality
theft
Unlawful taking of property
burglary · arson · vandalism · embezzlement · larceny · felony · misdemeanor · manslaughter · homicide · kidnapping
immorality
Quality of being wicked
- dishonestyDisposition toward falsehood
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- misconductImproper professional behavior
malpractice · vice · sin · transgression · wrongdoing · malfeasance · unscrupulousness · impropriety · indecency · depravity
justice
Fair treatment under law
- reparationCompensation for injury done
- compensationPayment for services rendered
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
remedy · rectification · correction · vindication · retribution · accountability · lawsuit · litigation · settlement · damages
- injusticeinjustice, inequality, discrimination, bias, prejudice
- wrongdoingscrime, crimes, sin, sins, wrongdoing
- sinsgreed, lust, gluttony, deadly sin, sloth
- flawsfaults, defect, flaw, blemish, flaws
wrongsrights
Justified claims to freedoms
goods · virtues · righteousness · morality · justice
wrongskindnesses
Benevolent acts toward others
favors · good deeds · benevolences · benefits · mercies
- go wrongFail or malfunction
- right and wrongEthical distinction
- went wrongDeviated from intended outcome
- I was wrongAcknowledging prior error
- wrong numberCall to unintended recipient
- gone wrongDeviated from intended outcome
wrong, wrongly, wronged, wrongful, wrongdoer, wronging, wrongness, wronger, wrongest