noun

wrongness

wrongness, incorrectness, injustice

He realized the wrongness of his actions.

He realised the wrongness of his actions.

the wrongness of ((sth.)) to describe the quality of an action or idea being wrong He realised the wrongness of his actions.

Synonyms: incorrectness, injustice, immorality; Antonyms: rightness, correctness, justice

From the adjective 'wrong' + the noun-forming suffix '-ness', which indicates a state or quality.

Think of it as 'the state of being wrong'. If you know 'wrong' and '-ness' (as in happiness), you can understand 'wrongness'.

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