wrong
not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
deviating from truth or fact; erroneous: a wrong answer.
not correct in action, judgment, opinion, method, etc., as a person; in error: You are wrong to blame him.
not proper or usual; not in accordance with requirements or recommended practice: the wrong way to hold a golf club.
out of order; awry; amiss: Something is wrong with the machine.
not suitable or appropriate: He always says the wrong thing.
(of clothing) that should be worn or kept inward or under: You're wearing the sweater wrong side out.
that which is wrong, or not in accordance with morality, goodness, or truth; evil: I committed many wrongs.
an injustice: The wrongs they suffered aged them.
Law.
an invasion of another's right, to his damage.
a tort.
in a wrong manner; not rightly; awry; amiss: You did it wrong again.
to do wrong to; treat unfairly or unjustly; harm.
to impute evil to (someone) unjustly; malign.
Idioms about wrong
get in wrong, Slang. to cause to come into disfavor: We are forever getting in wrong with the people next door.
go wrong,
to go amiss; fail: Everything is going wrong today.
to pursue an immoral course; become depraved: Bad friends caused him to go wrong.
in the wrong, to blame; in error: He knew he was in the wrong but refused to concede the point.
Origin of wrong
1Other words for wrong
1 | bad, evil, wicked, sinful, immoral, iniquitous, reprehensible; crooked |
2 | inaccurate, incorrect, false, untrue, mistaken |
6 | improper, unsuitable |
8 | misdeed, immorality, wickedness, sin, vice |
12 | maltreat, abuse, oppress, cheat, defraud, dishonor |
Other words from wrong
- wronger, noun
- wrongly, adverb
- wrongness, noun
- quasi-wrong, adjective
Words that may be confused with wrong
- wrong , wrongful
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How to use wrong in a sentence
Everybody that watched that video knows what happened was wrong, knows that that went far too far, and that that officer needs to be held accountable for his actions, and I believe he will be.
On the tax front, a court ruled in July that Apple did nothing wrong.
Apple CEO Tim Cook is fulfilling another Steve Jobs vision | Rachel Schallom | August 24, 2020 | FortuneOliver was “wrong on Amazon” which offers a “safe, quality work environment in our facilities,” he tweeted.
Who is Dave Clark, the new chief of Amazon’s giant retail business? | Aaron Pressman | August 22, 2020 | FortuneAll of this raises the question of what went wrong with these blockchain companies.
Even if a lot of things go wrong, the banks can still deliver for investors.
Despite Warren Buffett’s selloff, bank stocks look like great buys in this market | Shawn Tully | August 18, 2020 | Fortune
He said he has been wrongly accused of defrauding the U.S. government.
And why would the Innocence Project, an esteemed group dedicated to freeing the wrongly imprisoned, have framed an innocent man?
Wrongly Imprisoned for 15 Years Thanks to an Innocence Project | Jacob Siegel | November 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen voters think things are going wrong, they figure out—rightly or wrongly—which party to blame.
Editor's Note: An earlier version wrongly attributed Whole Foods' statement to Eden Foods.
Thus, there is potential for women to be wrongly charged under this new law, even if they were taking legally obtained drugs.
Than bad he hym syn erthe was so lyte; F. Than bad he hym see the erthe that is so lite (wrongly).
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerSo Gg.; rest The goos, the duk, and the cukkowe also (wrongly; see next line).
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerFulle blisfully they synge and endles ioy thei make (wrongly); Gg.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerRightly or wrongly, I am for union against disunion, for collective ownership against private ownership.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordHis friend Naude, however, declares that the expressions used by Campanella were wrongly interpreted as revolutionary.
British Dictionary definitions for wrong
/ (rɒŋ) /
not correct or truthful: the wrong answer
acting or judging in error: you are wrong to think that
(postpositive) immoral; bad: it is wrong to cheat
deviating from or unacceptable to correct or conventional laws, usage, etc
not intended or wanted: the wrong road
(postpositive) not working properly; amiss: something is wrong with the engine
US (of a side, esp of a fabric) intended to face the inside so as not to be seen
get on the wrong side of or US get in wrong with informal to come into disfavour with
go down the wrong way (of food) to pass into the windpipe instead of the gullet
in the wrong direction or manner
go wrong
to turn out other than intended
to make a mistake
(of a machine, etc) to cease to function properly
to go astray morally
get wrong
to fail to understand properly
to fail to provide the correct answer to
a bad, immoral, or unjust thing or action
law
an infringement of another person's rights, rendering the offender liable to a civil action, as for breach of contract or tort: a private wrong
a violation of public rights and duties, affecting the community as a whole and actionable at the instance of the Crown: a public wrong
in the wrong mistaken or guilty
to treat unjustly
to discredit, malign, or misrepresent
to seduce or violate
Origin of wrong
1Derived forms of wrong
- wronger, noun
- wrongly, adverb
- wrongness, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with wrong
see back the wrong horse; bark up the wrong tree; do someone wrong; get someone wrong; get up on the wrong side of bed; go wrong; in the wrong; on the right (wrong) foot; on the right (wrong) tack; right (wrong) side of the tracks; rub the wrong way; take the wrong way; two wrongs do not make a right.
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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