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iniquity

(ɪnɪkwɪti)

Word forms: plural iniquities

variable noun

You can refer to wicked actions or very unfair situations as iniquity.

[formal]

He rails against the iniquities of capitalism. [+ of]

A disco isn't exactly a den of iniquity.

Synonyms: wickedness, wrong, crime, evil More Synonyms of iniquity

iniquity in British English

(ɪˈnɪkwɪtɪ)

nounWord forms: plural -ties

lack of justice or righteousness; wickedness; injustice

a wicked act; sin

Derived forms

iniquitous (inˈiquitous)

adjective

iniquitously (inˈiquitously)

adverb

iniquitousness (inˈiquitousness)

noun

Word origin

C14: from Latin inīquitās, from inīquus unfair, from in-1 + aequus even, level; see equal

iniquity in American English

(ɪˈnɪkwɪti)

noun

lack of righteousness or justice; wickedness

2. Word forms: plural inˈiquities

a wicked, unjust, or unrighteous act

Word origin

ME iniquite < OFr iniquité < L iniquitas < iniquus, unequal < in-, not + aequus, equal

Examples of 'iniquity' in a sentence
iniquity

And next week I'll have you back to an ordinary round of honest iniquity.`It's a den of iniquity that place and I've got no idea who owns it.How could I forget that face, leering and grinning and nodding at me while Father raved on about iniquity and damnation?She was willing to walk into an establishment that practiced iniquity in the lowest form, in order to locate Chet.

(noun) in the sense of wickedness

Definition

a wicked act

He rails against the iniquities of capitalism.

Synonyms

wickedness

moral arguments about the wickedness of nuclear weapons

They have sunk to new levels of wickedness.

wrong

He doesn't seem to know the difference between right and wrong.

crime

Much of the city's crime revolves around protection rackets.

evil

We are being attacked by the forces of evil.

sin

Sin can be forgiven, but never condoned.

offence

It is a criminal offence to sell goods which are unsafe.

injustice

I don't want to do an injustice to what I've recorded.

wrongdoing

The authorities haven't found any evidence of criminal wrongdoing.

misdeed

the alleged financial misdeeds of his government

infamy

abomination

sinfulness

baseness

unrighteousness

heinousness

evildoing

Opposites

justice

virtue

integrity

goodness

morality

honesty

fairness

righteousness

uprightness

Additional synonyms

in the sense of crime

Definition

unlawful acts collectively

Much of the city's crime revolves around protection rackets.

Synonyms

lawbreaking,

corruption,

delinquency,

illegality,

wrong,

vice,

sin,

guilt,

misconduct,

wrongdoing,

wickedness,

iniquity,

villainy,

unrighteousness,

malefaction,

e-crime or ecrime,

cybercrime

in the sense of evil

Definition

a force or power that brings about wickedness and harm

We are being attacked by the forces of evil.

Synonyms

wickedness,

bad,

wrong,

vice,

corruption,

sin,

wrongdoing,

depravity,

immorality,

iniquity,

badness,

viciousness,

villainy,

sinfulness,

turpitude (formal),

baseness,

malignity,

heinousness,

maleficence

in the sense of evildoing

Synonyms

sin,

injury,

crime,

vice,

evil,

harm,

wrongdoing,

wickedness,

abomination,

iniquity,

badness,

viciousness,

villainy,

mischief-making,

devilry,

vileness,

fiendishness

Nearby words of
iniquity

inimical
inimitable
iniquitous
iniquity
initial
initially
initiate

Synonyms of 'iniquity'

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单词	iniquity
释义	Trends of iniquity View usage for: iniquity (ɪnɪkwɪti) Word forms: plural iniquities variable noun You can refer to wicked actions or very unfair situations as iniquity. [formal] He rails against the iniquities of capitalism. [+ of] A disco isn't exactly a den of iniquity. Synonyms: wickedness, wrong, crime, evil More Synonyms of iniquity iniquity in British English (ɪˈnɪkwɪtɪ) nounWord forms: plural -ties 1. lack of justice or righteousness; wickedness; injustice 2. a wicked act; sin Derived forms iniquitous (inˈiquitous) adjective iniquitously (inˈiquitously) adverb iniquitousness (inˈiquitousness) noun Word origin C14: from Latin inīquitās, from inīquus unfair, from in-1 + aequus even, level; see equal iniquity in American English (ɪˈnɪkwɪti) noun 1. lack of righteousness or justice; wickedness 2. Word forms: plural inˈiquities a wicked, unjust, or unrighteous act Word origin ME iniquite < OFr iniquité < L iniquitas < iniquus, unequal < in-, not + aequus, equal Examples of 'iniquity' in a sentence iniquity And next week I'll have you back to an ordinary round of honest iniquity. Hilton, John Buxton PASSION IN THE PEAK (2002) `It's a den of iniquity that place and I've got no idea who owns it. Christina Jones TICKLED PINK (2002) How could I forget that face, leering and grinning and nodding at me while Father raved on about iniquity and damnation? MacLeod, Charlotte SOMETHING IN THE WATER (2002) She was willing to walk into an establishment that practiced iniquity in the lowest form, in order to locate Chet. Debbie Macomber ANGELS EVERYWHERE (2002) (noun) in the sense of wickedness Definition a wicked act He rails against the iniquities of capitalism. Synonyms wickedness moral arguments about the wickedness of nuclear weapons They have sunk to new levels of wickedness. wrong He doesn't seem to know the difference between right and wrong. crime Much of the city's crime revolves around protection rackets. evil We are being attacked by the forces of evil. sin Sin can be forgiven, but never condoned. offence It is a criminal offence to sell goods which are unsafe. injustice I don't want to do an injustice to what I've recorded. wrongdoing The authorities haven't found any evidence of criminal wrongdoing. misdeed the alleged financial misdeeds of his government infamy abomination sinfulness baseness unrighteousness heinousness evildoing Opposites justice , virtue , integrity , goodness , morality , honesty , fairness , righteousness , uprightness Additional synonyms in the sense of crime Definition unlawful acts collectively Much of the city's crime revolves around protection rackets. Synonyms lawbreaking, corruption, delinquency, illegality, wrong, vice, sin, guilt, misconduct, wrongdoing, wickedness, iniquity, villainy, unrighteousness, malefaction, e-crime or ecrime, cybercrime in the sense of evil Definition a force or power that brings about wickedness and harm We are being attacked by the forces of evil. Synonyms wickedness, bad, wrong, vice, corruption, sin, wrongdoing, depravity, immorality, iniquity, badness, viciousness, villainy, sinfulness, turpitude (formal), baseness, malignity, heinousness, maleficence in the sense of evildoing Synonyms sin, injury, crime, vice, evil, harm, wrongdoing, wickedness, abomination, iniquity, badness, viciousness, villainy, mischief-making, devilry, vileness, fiendishness Nearby words of iniquity inimical inimitable iniquitous iniquity initial initially initiate Synonyms of 'iniquity' iniquity Explore 'iniquity' in the dictionary
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