Wrongful — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having no legally established claim

unlawfully violating the rights of others

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɔŋfəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɒŋfəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɒŋfəl/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɔŋfəl/.

Examples

the wrongful heir to the throne
wrongful death
a wrongful diversion of trust income

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unlawful

Parts of Speech

adjective	having no legally established claim “the wrongful heir to the throne”
adjective	unlawfully violating the rights of others “wrongful death”
adjective	not just or fair “a wrongful act”

Word Forms

unlawfulness	noun	the quality of failing to conform to law
wrongfulness	noun	that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unrechtmäßig

keinen rechtskräftig festgestellten Anspruch haben

🇫🇷French

injustifié

n'ayant aucune créance légalement établie

🇪🇸Spanish

ilegal

sin tener ningún derecho legalmente establecido

🇮🇹Italian

illegittimo

non avendo alcuna pretesa legalmente accertata

🇳🇱Dutch

onrechtmatig

geen wettelijk vastgestelde claim hebben

🇵🇹Portuguese

injusto

não tendo nenhuma reivindicação legalmente estabelecida

🇷🇺Russian

противоправный

не имеющий законно установленных требований

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गलत तरीके से

कोई कानूनी रूप से स्थापित दावा नहीं होना

🇧🇩Bengali

অন্যায়

কোন আইনিভাবে প্রতিষ্ঠিত দাবি আছে

🇮🇳Tamil

தவறான

சட்டப்பூர்வமாக நிறுவப்பட்ட உரிமைகோரல் இல்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

తప్పు

చట్టబద్ధంగా స్థాపించబడిన దావా లేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

चुकीचे

कायदेशीररित्या स्थापित दावा नसणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખોટું

કાયદેસર રીતે સ્થાપિત દાવો નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಪ್ಪು

ಕಾನೂನುಬದ್ಧವಾಗಿ ಸ್ಥಾಪಿತವಾದ ಹಕ್ಕು ಇಲ್ಲದಿರುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

തെറ്റായ

നിയമപരമായി സ്ഥാപിതമായ ക്ലെയിം ഇല്ലാത്തത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਲਤ

ਕੋਈ ਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਸਥਾਪਤ ਦਾਅਵਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

غلط

کوئی قانونی طور پر قائم دعوی نہیں ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

错误的

没有合法的主张

🇯🇵Japanese

不正な

法的に確立された請求権がないこと

🇰🇷Korean

나쁜

법적으로 확립된 청구권이 없는 경우

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sai trái

không có yêu cầu được xác lập hợp pháp

🇹🇭Thai

ผิด

ไม่มีการเรียกร้องที่เป็นที่ยอมรับตามกฎหมาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

salah

tidak memiliki klaim yang ditetapkan secara hukum

🇵🇭Filipino

mali

walang legal na itinatag na claim

🇲🇾Malay

salah

tidak mempunyai tuntutan yang ditetapkan secara sah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير مشروعة

لعدم وجود مطالبة مثبتة قانونا

🇮🇷Persian

نادرست

بدون داشتن ادعای قانونی

🇹🇷Turkish

haksız

Yasal olarak belirlenmiş bir hak talebinin bulunmaması

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֹא צוֹדֵק

ללא תביעה מבוססת משפטית

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'wrongful'?

The primary meaning of 'wrongful' is 'having no legally established claim'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'wrongful' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'wrongful' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'wrongful' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'wrongful' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'wrongful' in your daily reading?

Very Often

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Do you find 'wrongful' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

Extremely hard

In your opinion, does the word 'wrongful' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

Positive

Neutral

Gloomy

Vibrant

Which age group is most likely to use 'wrongful' in regular conversations?

Kids (3-12)

Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'wrongful' in a professional email?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Never

Would you classify 'wrongful' as formal, casual, or slang?

Formal

Casual

Slang

Archaic

Pick an option to see how others voted