wrong number

American  

noun

1. (in telephoning)

   1. a call made to a number other than the one intended.

   2. the number or person reached through such a call.

2. Slang.

   1. the wrong person for a particular task, role, or situation.

      Me cook a gourmet dinner?—You've got the wrong number!

   2. an inadequate, disagreeable, or repulsive person.

      She's OK, but her brother's a wrong number.

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wrong number British  

noun

1. a telephone number wrongly connected or dialled in error or the person so contacted

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Example Sentences

In the past, I’ve accidentally given incorrect public transit information when writing about how to get to a museum, or reported the wrong number of poles in the product description for a tent.

From Slate

“She did give me the wrong number. That rubbed the shine off.”

From Literature

I found myself thinking through the conversation again, wondering who this person was, where they were located, and how they’d gotten a wrong number from their Rachel.

From Literature

Because this is a wrong number.

From Literature

First, his Rachel had given him the wrong number.

From Literature

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• faulty
• flawed
• inaccurate
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• specious
• spurious
• unfounded
• unsound
• untrue