wrongness

wrongness
noun /ˈɹɒŋ.nəs/
The quality of being wrong; error or fault

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  • Wrongness — Wrong ness, n. The quality or state of being wrong; wrongfulness; error; fault. [1913 Webster] The best great wrongnesses within themselves. Bp. Butler. [1913 Webster] The rightness or wrongness of this view. Latham. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wrongness — index error Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • wrongness — wrong ► ADJECTIVE 1) not correct or true; mistaken or in error. 2) unjust, dishonest, or immoral. 3) in a bad or abnormal condition; amiss. ► ADVERB 1) in a mistaken or undesirable manner or direction. 2) with an incorrect result. ► …   English terms dictionary

  • wrongness — noun see wrong II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • wrongness — See wronger. * * * …   Universalium

  • wrongness — wrong·ness || rɔŋnɪs / rÉ’ n. incorrectness; immorality; unjustness; unfairness; mistakenness, erroneousness …   English contemporary dictionary

  • wrongness — wrong·ness …   English syllables

  • wrongness — noun 1. contrary to conscience or morality • Ant: ↑rightness • Derivationally related forms: ↑wrong • Hypernyms: ↑immorality 2. the quality of not conforming to fact or truth • Syn: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Moral sense theory — (also known as sentimentalism) is a view in meta ethics according to which morality is somehow grounded in moral sentiments or emotions. Some take it to be primarily a view about the nature of moral facts or moral beliefs (a primarily… …   Wikipedia

  • Non-cognitivism — This article is about the meta ethical theory. For non cognitivism regarding religious language, see theological noncognitivism. Non cognitivism is the meta ethical view that ethical sentences do not express propositions and thus cannot be true… …   Wikipedia

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