"as much sinning as sinned against" meaning in English

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Phrase

Etymology: From William Shakespeare's King Lear: "I am a man more sinned against than sinning." Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} as much sinning as sinned against
  1. (of a person). Whose bad acts are possibly outweighed by the bad actions of others towards them.
    Sense id: en-as_much_sinning_as_sinned_against-en-phrase-HHUgsBTz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        ". Whose bad acts are possibly outweighed by the bad actions of others towards them."
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        "(of a person). Whose bad acts are possibly outweighed by the bad actions of others towards them."
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  "word": "as much sinning as sinned against"
}
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  "etymology_text": "From William Shakespeare's King Lear: \"I am a man more sinned against than sinning.\"",
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      "glosses": [
        ". Whose bad acts are possibly outweighed by the bad actions of others towards them."
      ],
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        "(of a person). Whose bad acts are possibly outweighed by the bad actions of others towards them."
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