wrong
adjective
not in accordance with what is morally right or good.
wrongness
-
a word derived from
wrong.
Example Sentences
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At the end of the conversation, Dave still might think he was right, but he’d still respect you even if he thought you were wrong — as long as you could defend that wrongness.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
If they handed out medals for wrongness, a U.S. government report 25 years ago would have won a spot on the podium.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Inspired by the idea of "today's aristocrats", it featured "angst and a kind of wrongness, engulfing wrong taste", Anderson told reporters, departing from his safer approach last year.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
The film’s greatest accomplishment is that pervasive feeling of wrongness, of danger, a vertiginous sense that there’s no safe haven left.
From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2024
I sensed a wrongness around me, like an alarm clock that had gone off without being set.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
