sin

noun
UK /sɪn/
US /sɪn/

A bad thing you do that you know is wrong.

Telling a lie is a sin.

SYNONYMS

wrongdoingwickednessmisdeedtransgressionevil

RELATED WORDS

guiltrepentanceforgivenessmoralityconscience

OTHER MEANINGS

2. To do something that is wrong.

He sinned by stealing the money.

3. In religion, breaking a rule given by God.

The priest said that lying is a sin against God.

4. Something that is very bad or a shame.

It would be a sin to waste all that good food.