1. (noun) wrong, wrongfulness
that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law
"he feels that you are in the wrong"
2. (adj) wrong, legal injury, damage
any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right
3. (adj) incorrect, wrong
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
"an incorrect calculation"; "the report in the paper is wrong"; "your information is wrong"; "the clock showed the wrong time"; "found themselves on the wrong road"; "based on the wrong assumptions"
4. (adj) wrong
contrary to conscience or morality or law
"it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor"; "cheating is wrong"; "it is wrong to lie"
5. (adj) improper, wrong
not appropriate for a purpose or occasion
"said all the wrong things"
6. (adj) amiss(p), awry(p), haywire, wrong(p)
not functioning properly
"something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine"
7. (adj) wrong
based on or acting or judging in error
"it is wrong to think that way"
8. (adj) wrong, incorrect
not in accord with established usage or procedure
"the wrong medicine"; "the wrong way to shuck clams"; "it is incorrect for a policeman to accept gifts"
9. (adj) wrong
used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward
"socks worn wrong side out"
10. (adj) ill-timed, unseasonable, untimely, wrong
badly timed
"an ill-timed intervention"; "you think my intrusion unseasonable"; "an untimely remark"; "it was the wrong moment for a joke"
11. (verb) faulty, incorrect, wrong
characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules
"he submitted a faulty report"; "an incorrect transcription"; the wrong side of the road"
12. (adverb) wrong
treat unjustly; do wrong to
13. (adverb) incorrectly, wrongly, wrong
in an inaccurate manner
"he decided to reveal the details only after other sources had reported them incorrectly"; "she guessed wrong"
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Definition of 'wrong' 
