evildoing

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noun

An evil or wicked act, especially a crime.

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transgression
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Meanings

nounevildoing (countable and uncountable, plural evildoings)

plural evildoings

  1. countableuncountableAn evil or wicked act, especially a crime.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle

Similar
transgression
Broader
wrongdoingwrongful conductmisconduct
Also see
ill-doingtransgression

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From evil + doing.

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Translations

Finnish pahanteko
  • pahantekoevil or wicked act
Japanese 悪事, 悪行
  • 悪事 (akuji)evil or wicked act
  • 悪行 (akugyō)evil or wicked act
Latin maleficium
  • maleficiumevil or wicked act
Russian злодея́ние
  • злодея́ние (zlodejánije)evil or wicked act
Cite this entry
APA

evildoing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evildoing

MLA

“evildoing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evildoing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “evildoing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evildoing.

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