But Cosby Truthers are applying their principles to the wrong cause.
Andy Serkis, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Do you want to be on the wrong side of history, Academy?
Yes, publicizing tragedy gets clicks, gets ad revenue, gets notoriety, and can be done for all the wrong reasons.
The only great thing he did as governor was to insist that the death penalty was just wrong.
It would definitely be wrong for TLC to encourage us to gawk at these men but their story is worth investigating nonetheless.
"Flattery to ourselves does not change the nature of what is wrong," answered Philothea.
Not contentment, but a lamentation and an ancient tale of wrong!
Our mission is not punishment, but the rectification of wrong.
On that foul throng that wrought them wrong—on Jury and on Judge!
One day she hit the shell in the wrong place--and they're still looking for the monkey.
late Old English, "twisted, crooked, wry," from Old Norse rangr, earlier *wrangr "crooked, wry, wrong," from Proto-Germanic *wrangaz (cf. Danish vrang "crooked, wrong," Middle Dutch wranc, Dutch wrang "sour, bitter," literally "that which distorts the mouth"), from PIE *wrengh- "to turn" (see wring).
Sense of "not right, bad, immoral, unjust" developed by c.1300. Wrong thus is etymologically a negative of right (from Latin rectus, literally "straight"). Latin pravus was literally "crooked," but most commonly "wrong, bad;" and other words for "crooked" also have meant "wrong" in Italian and Slavic. Cf. also French tort "wrong, injustice," from Latin tortus "twisted." Wrong-headed first recorded 1732. To get up on the wrong side (of the bed) "be in a bad mood" is recorded from 1801.
"that which is improper or unjust," c.1100, from wrong (adj.). Meaning "an unjust action" is recorded from c.1200.
"to do wrong to," early 14c., from wrong (adj.). Related: Wronged; wronging.
