wrongful

English

Etymology

From Middle English wrongful, equivalent to wrong +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɒŋfəl/

• Audio (Southern England)

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Adjective

wrongful (comparative more wrongful, superlative most wrongful)

1. wrong or unjust
2. unlawful or illegal

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “unlawful”): rightful

Derived terms

• wrongful birth
• wrongful death
• wrongful death statute
• wrongful dismissal

 

Translations

wrong or unjust

• Bulgarian: грешен (bg) (grešen), неверен (bg) (neveren)
• Finnish: epäoikeudenmukainen (fi), oikeudeton (fi)
• Spanish: injusto (es), injustificado (es), indebido (es), torticero (es)

unlawful

• Bulgarian: неправомерен (bg) (nepravomeren)
• Finnish: oikeudeton (fi)
• Spanish: culposo (es), ilegal (es)

Middle English

Alternative forms

• wrongfulle, wrongfol, wrongfull

Etymology

From wrong +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwrɔnɡful/, [ˈwrɔŋɡful]
• (later ME) IPA^(key): /ˈrɔnɡful/, [ˈrɔŋɡful]

Adverb

wrongful

1. evil, sinful
2. wrongful, unethical
3. dishonest
4. harmful, hurtful
5. wrong, incorrect

Descendants

• English: wrongful

References

• “wrongful, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-18.