Sinful — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

having committed unrighteous acts

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɪnfəl/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɪnfəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɪnfəl/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈɪnfəl/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unholy over-the-top wicked iniquitous extraordinary ungodly

Parts of Speech

adjective	characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin “iniquitous deeds”
adjective	having committed unrighteous acts “a sinful person”
adjective	far more than usual or expected “an extraordinary desire for approval”

Word Forms

iniquity	noun	morally objectionable behavior
sinfulness	noun	estrangement from god
ungodliness	noun	impiety by virtue of not being a godly person
unholiness	noun	the quality of being unholy
wickedness	noun	estrangement from god
extraordinariness	noun	the quality of being extraordinary and not commonly encountered

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

sündig

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

🇫🇷French

coupable

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

🇪🇸Spanish

pecaminoso

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

🇮🇹Italian

peccaminoso

caratterizzato dall'iniquità; malvagio perché ritenuto un peccato

🇳🇱Dutch

zondig

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

🇵🇹Portuguese

pecaminoso

caracterizado pela iniquidade; perverso porque se acredita ser um pecado

🇷🇺Russian

греховный

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

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पापी

अधर्म द्वारा विशेषता; दुष्ट क्योंकि यह पाप माना जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

পাপী

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

🇮🇳Tamil

பாவம்

அக்கிரமத்தால் வகைப்படுத்தப்படும்; பொல்லாதது ஏனெனில் அது பாவம் என்று நம்பப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

పాపాత్ముడు

అధర్మం లక్షణం; చెడ్డది ఎందుకంటే అది పాపం అని నమ్ముతారు

🇮🇳Marathi

पापी

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

🇮🇳Gujarati

પાપી

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

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಾಪದ

ಅಧರ್ಮದಿಂದ ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣ; ದುಷ್ಟ ಏಕೆಂದರೆ ಅದು ಪಾಪವೆಂದು ನಂಬಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പാപിയായ

അനീതിയുടെ സവിശേഷത; ദുഷ്ടൻ കാരണം അത് പാപമാണെന്ന് വിശ്വസിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਾਪੀ

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

🇵🇰Urdu

گناہگار

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

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

有罪的

以罪孽为特征；邪恶，因为它被认为是一种罪孽

🇯🇵Japanese

罪深い

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

죄 많은

죄악이 특징입니다. 죄라고 믿기 때문에 사악하다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tội lỗi

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

🇹🇭Thai

บาป

โดดเด่นด้วยความชั่วช้า; ชั่วเพราะเชื่อว่าเป็นบาป

🇮🇩Indonesian

penuh dosa

ditandai dengan kejahatan; jahat karena dianggap dosa

🇵🇭Filipino

makasalanan

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

🇲🇾Malay

berdosa

dicirikan oleh kezaliman; fasik kerana dipercayai berdosa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خاطئين

تتميز بالإثم. شرير لأنه يعتقد أنه خطيئة

🇮🇷Persian

گناهکار

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

🇹🇷Turkish

günahkâr

kötülükle karakterize edilir; günah olduğuna inanıldığı için kötüdür

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוֹטֵא

מאופיין בעוונות; רשע כי מאמינים שזה חטא

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