crookedness

• Существительное, обозначающее качество или состояние изогнутости, искривлённости или отсутствия прямоты, а в переносном смысле — качество нечестности, лживости или моральной испорченности.

A noun referring to the quality or state of being bent, twisted, or not straight, or figuratively, the quality of being dishonest, deceitful, or morally corrupt.

uncountable

1. Twisted or bent shapeB2formal

   The quality or state of being bent, twisted, or not straight.

   Искривлённость

   • The crookedness of the old tree branch made it difficult to climb.
   • He noticed the crookedness in the picture frame and corrected it with a hammer.
   • The path's crookedness through the forest added to its charm.

   Synonymsbendcurvaturecurvingtortuositytwistwarp

   Antonymsalignmentstraightness

2. Deceitful behaviorC1formal

   The quality of being dishonest, corrupt, or morally bent.

   Нечестность

   • The politician's crookedness was exposed by the investigation.
   • She was disgusted by the crookedness of the business deal.
   • His reputation for crookedness made it hard to trust him.

   Synonymschicanerycorruptiondeceitdishonestyduplicityfraudguilemendacitytrickeryunscrupulousness

   Antonymshonestyintegrityrectitudeuprightness