Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wrongdom

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wrong-dom
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An act or instance of wrong or wrongdoing; wrongness; error.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

""I be'n a-heahin' about shu, an' I be'n skeehed dat some wrongdom was a-hatchin', […]""
"The column had broken the first rule of Communist publications everywhere, virtually the first commandment of contemporary Marxist faith: Thou shalt not admit wrongdom within the Soviet Union."
"[…]—all this on a day Congressional arguments begin as to the windom or losedom, the rightdom or wrongdom of war on who-knows-whose block?"

Etymology

From Middle English wrongdom, wrangdome (“harm”), equivalent to wrong + -dom.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: wrongdom
Suffix: wrong

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does wrongdom mean?: An act or instance of wrong or wrongdoing; wrongness; error.
Where does wrongdom come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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