Iniquity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

absence of moral or spiritual values

morally objectionable behavior

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnˈɪkwᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnˈɪkwɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnˈɪkwɪti/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪnˈɪkwᵻɾi/.

Examples

the powers of darkness

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

wickedness dark darkness immorality injustice unfairness evil shabbiness

Parts of Speech

noun	absence of moral or spiritual values “the powers of darkness”
noun	morally objectionable behavior
noun	an unjust act

Word Forms

wicked	adjective	morally bad in principle or practice
dark	adjective	stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable; ; ; ; ; ; ; -Thomas Hardy
iniquitous	adjective	characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin
unfair	adjective	not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception
shabby	adjective	mean and unworthy and despicable

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ungerechtigkeit

Fehlen moralischer oder spiritueller Werte

🇫🇷French

iniquité

absence de valeurs morales ou spirituelles

🇪🇸Spanish

iniquidad

ausencia de valores morales o espirituales

🇮🇹Italian

iniquità

assenza di valori morali o spirituali

🇳🇱Dutch

ongerechtigheid

afwezigheid van morele of spirituele waarden

🇵🇹Portuguese

iniqüidade

ausência de valores morais ou espirituais

🇷🇺Russian

беззаконие

отсутствие моральных или духовных ценностей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अधर्म

नैतिक या आध्यात्मिक मूल्यों का अभाव

🇧🇩Bengali

অন্যায়

নৈতিক বা আধ্যাত্মিক মূল্যবোধের অনুপস্থিতি

🇮🇳Tamil

அக்கிரமம்

தார்மீக அல்லது ஆன்மீக மதிப்புகள் இல்லாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

అధర్మం

నైతిక లేదా ఆధ్యాత్మిక విలువలు లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

अधर्म

नैतिक किंवा आध्यात्मिक मूल्यांचा अभाव

🇮🇳Gujarati

અન્યાય

નૈતિક અથવા આધ્યાત્મિક મૂલ્યોની ગેરહાજરી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಧರ್ಮ

ನೈತಿಕ ಅಥವಾ ಆಧ್ಯಾತ್ಮಿಕ ಮೌಲ್ಯಗಳ ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അധർമ്മം

ധാർമ്മികമോ ആത്മീയമോ ആയ മൂല്യങ്ങളുടെ അഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਦੀ

ਨੈਤਿਕ ਜਾਂ ਅਧਿਆਤਮਿਕ ਮੁੱਲਾਂ ਦੀ ਅਣਹੋਂਦ

🇵🇰Urdu

ظلم

اخلاقی یا روحانی اقدار کی عدم موجودگی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

罪孽

缺乏道德或精神价值观

🇯🇵Japanese

不法行為

道徳的または精神的価値観の欠如

🇰🇷Korean

부정

도덕적 또는 영적 가치의 부재

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự gian ác

thiếu các giá trị đạo đức hoặc tinh thần

🇹🇭Thai

ความชั่วช้า

ขาดคุณค่าทางศีลธรรมหรือจิตวิญญาณ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kejahatan

tidak adanya nilai-nilai moral atau spiritual

🇵🇭Filipino

kasamaan

kawalan ng moral o espirituwal na mga halaga

🇲🇾Malay

kemungkaran

ketiadaan nilai moral atau kerohanian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إثم

غياب القيم الأخلاقية أو الروحية

🇮🇷Persian

بی عدالتی

فقدان ارزش های اخلاقی یا معنوی

🇹🇷Turkish

kötülük

ahlaki veya manevi değerlerin yokluğu

🇮🇱Hebrew

עָווֹן

היעדר ערכים מוסריים או רוחניים

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