Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

two wrongs don't make a right

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables: two wrongs -don't -make a right
IPA

41

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

3

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

A wrongful action is not a morally appropriate way to correct or cancel a previous wrongful action.

Example Sentences

""But when it comes to taking what belongs to another—well, a thief is a thief. . . . After all, two wrongs don't make a right, do they?""
""Late in the fight, Roger told me Zab was going to do something dirty, and he did it," Mayweather said after the fight. "I didn't return it, because two wrongs don't make a right.""
"I have no doubt that while the industry loses a great deal of revenue owing to fraudulent travel, it probably more than makes up for it by allowing journey planners to charge too much for journeys - and two wrongs don't make a right."

Phrases

an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind tu quoque

Frequently Paired Words

an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind tu quoque whataboutism

Antonyms

two wrongs make a right

Questions

What does two wrongs don't make a right mean?: A wrongful action is not a morally appropriate way to correct or cancel a previous wrongful action.

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