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Wrongdoing vs Whistleblowing - What's the difference?

wrongdoing | whistleblowing |

As nouns the difference between wrongdoing and whistleblowing

is that wrongdoing is violation of standards of behavior while whistleblowing is the disclosure to the public or to authorities, usually by an employee, of wrongdoing in a company or government department.

wrongdoing

English

Alternative forms

* wrong-doing

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (uncountable) Violation of standards of behavior.
  • (countable) An instance of doing wrong.

    • whistleblowing

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • the disclosure to the public or to authorities, usually by an employee, of wrongdoing in a company or government department

    • Related terms

    * whistleblower