Iniquitous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnˈɪkwɪɾəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnˈɪkwɪtəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnˈɪkwɪtəs/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪnˈɪkwɪɾəs/.

Examples

iniquitous deeds
he said it was sinful to wear lipstick
ungodly acts

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ungodly sinful

Parts of Speech

adjective

characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin

“iniquitous deeds”

Word Forms

iniquity	noun	morally objectionable behavior
sinfulness	noun	estrangement from god
ungodliness	noun	impiety by virtue of not being a godly person

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ungerecht

gekennzeichnet durch Ungerechtigkeit; böse, weil man es für eine Sünde hält

🇫🇷French

inique

caractérisé par l'iniquité; méchant parce que c'est considéré comme un péché

🇪🇸Spanish

inicuo

caracterizado por la iniquidad; malvado porque se cree que es pecado

🇮🇹Italian

iniquo

caratterizzato dall'iniquità; malvagio perché ritenuto un peccato

🇳🇱Dutch

onrechtvaardig

gekenmerkt door ongerechtigheid; slecht omdat men gelooft dat het een zonde is

🇵🇹Portuguese

iníquo

caracterizado pela iniquidade; perverso porque se acredita ser um pecado

🇷🇺Russian

несправедливый

характеризуется беззаконием; злой, потому что считается, что это грех

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अधर्म

अधर्म द्वारा विशेषता; दुष्ट क्योंकि यह पाप माना जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

অন্যায়

অন্যায় দ্বারা চিহ্নিত করা; দুষ্ট কারণ এটি একটি পাপ বলে বিশ্বাস করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

அநியாயமான

அக்கிரமத்தால் வகைப்படுத்தப்படும்; பொல்லாதது ஏனெனில் அது பாவம் என்று நம்பப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

అన్యాయమైన

అధర్మం లక్షణం; చెడ్డది ఎందుకంటే అది పాపం అని నమ్ముతారు

🇮🇳Marathi

अधर्मी

अधर्म द्वारे दर्शविले; दुष्ट कारण ते पाप आहे असे मानले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

અન્યાયી

અન્યાય દ્વારા લાક્ષણિકતા; દુષ્ટ કારણ કે તે પાપ હોવાનું માનવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನೀತಿಯುತ

ಅಧರ್ಮದಿಂದ ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣ; ದುಷ್ಟ ಏಕೆಂದರೆ ಅದು ಪಾಪವೆಂದು ನಂಬಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അധർമ്മം

അനീതിയുടെ സവിശേഷത; ദുഷ്ടൻ കാരണം അത് പാപമാണെന്ന് വിശ്വസിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਈਮਾਨ

ਅਧਰਮ ਦੀ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ; ਦੁਸ਼ਟ ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਇਹ ਇੱਕ ਪਾਪ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے انصاف

ظلم کی طرف سے خصوصیات؛ بدکار کیونکہ یہ گناہ سمجھا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不公正的

以罪孽为特征；邪恶，因为它被认为是一种罪孽

🇯🇵Japanese

不法な

不法行為を特徴とする。それは罪だと信じられているので邪悪です

🇰🇷Korean

불의한

죄악이 특징입니다. 죄라고 믿기 때문에 사악하다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bất công

đặc trưng bởi sự gian ác; độc ác vì người ta tin rằng đó là một tội lỗi

🇹🇭Thai

ชั่วช้า

โดดเด่นด้วยความชั่วช้า; ชั่วเพราะเชื่อว่าเป็นบาป

🇮🇩Indonesian

bengis

ditandai dengan kejahatan; jahat karena dianggap dosa

🇵🇭Filipino

makasalanan

nailalarawan sa pamamagitan ng kasamaan; masama dahil ito ay pinaniniwalaang kasalanan

🇲🇾Malay

zalim

dicirikan oleh kezaliman; fasik kerana dipercayai berdosa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جائرة

تتميز بالإثم. شرير لأنه يعتقد أنه خطيئة

🇮🇷Persian

بی گناه

با بی عدالتی مشخص می شود. شریر است زیرا اعتقاد بر این است که گناه است

🇹🇷Turkish

haksız

kötülükle karakterize edilir; günah olduğuna inanıldığı için kötüdür

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְרוּשָׁע

מאופיין בעוונות; רשע כי מאמינים שזה חטא

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