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   iniquity

   /ɪˈnɪkwɪti/

   noun

   • 1. immoral or grossly unfair behaviour: "a den of iniquity" Similar wickednesssinfulnessimmoralityimproprietyviceevilsinvillainycriminalitycrimeheinousnessnefariousnessknaveryvilenessfoulnessbasenessodiousnessatrociousnessdreadfulnessegregiousnessoutrageousnessoutragemonstrousnessobscenityreprehensibilityungodlinessgodlessnessimpietydevilrysincrimetransgressionwrongdoingwrongoffenceinjuryviceviolationatrocityoutrageOpposite goodnessvirtuevirtue

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French iniquite, from Latin iniquitas, from iniquus, from in- ‘not’ + aequus ‘equal, just’.

   Scrabble Points: 20

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