noun
iniquity
ihn-IHK-wih-tee
noun
1
Deep moral wrongdoing; wickedness or gross injustice.
"The preacher warned the congregation against a life of iniquity."
"The novel explores the iniquity at the heart of the corrupt regime."
How to Use Iniquity
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSerious wickedness or injustice — a fairly formal, often religious-sounding word for sin.
When to use it
Mostly used in formal, literary, or religious writing rather than everyday speech.
Common pairings
a den of iniquity
acts of iniquity
steeped in iniquity
Word Forms
iniquities plural
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Etymology
From Latin iniquitas, "unfairness," from iniquus, "unequal or unjust" — literally in- ("not") plus aequus ("equal, fair").