wrongness

[US]/'rɔŋnis/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. incorrectness; inappropriateness

Example Sentences

There is a sense of wrongness in the air.

He couldn't shake off the feeling of wrongness in his decision.

The wrongness of his actions was evident to everyone.

She sensed the wrongness of the situation immediately.

The wrongness of the accusation became clear after further investigation.

The wrongness of his behavior was unacceptable.

They couldn't ignore the wrongness of the situation any longer.

The wrongness of the decision became apparent over time.

She couldn't explain the feeling of wrongness that lingered in her mind.

The wrongness of the statement was immediately corrected.

Real-world Examples

The rightness or wrongness of this military operation will take years to establish.

Source: The rise and fall of superpowers.

And this tactic of pointing to the supposed empirical wrongness or deviance of homosexuals—oh, man, did it work.

Source: Radio Laboratory

I believe you suffered the slings and arrows of outrageous wrongness.

Source: Lawsuit Duo Season 2

GRACE MILLER: But I think the salient feeling is disgust, or—or, like, wrongness.

Source: Radio Laboratory

Otherwise, the difficulty is you start to believe that the badness, the wrongness, the inadequacy lies with you.

Source: Financial Times Podcast

Something was wrong with the world, a somber, frightening wrongness that pervaded everything like a dark impenetrable mist, stealthily closing around Scarlett.

Source: Gone with the Wind

This wrongness went even deeper than Bonnie's death, for now the first unbearable anguish was fading into resigned acceptance of her loss.

Source: Gone with the Wind

Even though your opinion was illogical and indefensible, I should have just kept my mouth shut and let you persist in your abject wrongness.

Source: MBTI Personality Types Guide

It seems harsh to say it just now but the right partner for you doesn’t really exist: there are just different varieties and degrees of wrongness.

Source: Sociology of Social Relations (Video Version)

She had thought, watching him move slowly round the interior of the church, what a perfect companion he would have made if it were not for this pricking excitement; this sense of wrongness.

Source: A handsome face.

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