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 Definitions of wrong  [ɔŋ, rɒŋ]  

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Definition of 'wrong' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) wrong
not in accordance with what is morally right or good:
a wrong deed.

2.  wrong
deviating from truth or fact; erroneous:
a wrong answer.

3.  wrong
not correct in action, judgment, opinion, etc., as a person; in error.

4.  wrong
not proper or usual; not in accordance with rules or practice.

5.  wrong
out of order; awry; amiss:
Something is wrong with the machine.

6.  wrong
not suitable or appropriate:
the wrong shoes with that dress.

7.  wrong
of or designating the side ordinarily kept inward or under:
to wear a sweater wrong side out.

8. (n.) wrong
something improper or not in accordance with morality, goodness, or truth; evil.

9.  wrong
an injustice.

10.  wrong
Law.

11.  wrong
an invasion of another's right, resulting in that person's suffering or damage.

12.  wrong
a tort.

13. (adv.) wrong
in a wrong manner; not rightly; awry; amiss.

14. (v.t.) wrong
to do wrong to; treat unfairly or unjustly; harm.

15.  wrong
to impute evil to (someone) unjustly; malign.

16.  wrong
go wrong,

17.  wrong
to go amiss; fail.

18.  wrong
to pursue an immoral course; become depraved:
Bad friends caused him to go wrong.

19.  wrong
in the wrong, to blame; in error:
to be in the wrong without admitting it.

Etymology:  (bef. 1100; ME wrong, wrang, late OE wrang < Scand; cf. Dan vrang wrong, ON rangr awry; akin to wring)

Definition of 'wrong' Princeton's WordNet 

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"


Definition of 'wrong' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) wrong
not correct
the wrong answer; We took a wrong turn.

2.  wrong
not right, appropriate, or working correctly
What's wrong Kay? You look terrible.; the wrong cartridge for my printer; I think there's something wrong with this camera.; It's the wrong school for a shy kid like him.

3.  wrong
not morally acceptable
It was wrong of him to take the money.; He thinks there's nothing wrong with swimming naked.

4.  wrong
get off on the wrong foot
to start a relationship badly
We just got off on the wrong foot.

5. (adverb) wrong
in an incorrect way
It's a word everyone pronounces wrong.; I got two answers wrong.; Uh-oh, I think we did it wrong.

6.  wrong
go wrong
to fail or stop working
Something went wrong and the machine stopped.

7. (noun) wrong
morally unacceptable behavior
the difference between right and wrong

8.  wrong
in the wrong
being the person who did sth wrong
She refused to admit that she was in the wrong.


Definition of 'wrong' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) wrong
twisted; wry; as, a wrong nose

2. (adj) wrong
not according to the laws of good morals, whether divine or human; not suitable to the highest and best end; not morally right; deviating from rectitude or duty; not just or equitable; not true; not legal; as, a wrong practice; wrong ideas; wrong inclinations and desires

3. (adj) wrong
not fit or suitable to an end or object; not appropriate for an intended use; not according to rule; unsuitable; improper; incorrect; as, to hold a book with the wrong end uppermost; to take the wrong way

4. (adj) wrong
not according to truth; not conforming to fact or intent; not right; mistaken; erroneous; as, a wrong statement

5. (adj) wrong
designed to be worn or placed inward; as, the wrong side of a garment or of a piece of cloth

6. (adj) wrong
that which is not right

7. (adj) wrong
nonconformity or disobedience to lawful authority, divine or human; deviation from duty; -- the opposite of moral right

8. (adj) wrong
deviation or departure from truth or fact; state of falsity; error; as, to be in the wrong

9. (adj) wrong
whatever deviates from moral rectitude; usually, an act that involves evil consequences, as one which inflicts injury on a person; any injury done to, or received from; another; a trespass; a violation of right

10. (adverb) wrong
in a wrong manner; not rightly; amiss; morally ill; erroneously; wrongly

11.  wrong
imp. of Wring. Wrung

12. (verb) wrong
to treat with injustice; to deprive of some right, or to withhold some act of justice from; to do undeserved harm to; to deal unjustly with; to injure

13. (verb) wrong
to impute evil to unjustly; as, if you suppose me capable of a base act, you wrong me


Translation of 'wrong' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: having an error or mistake(s); incorrect
The child gave the wrong answer; We went in the wrong direction.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: verkeerde Arabic flag Arabic: خاطِئ، غَيْر صَحيح Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: грешен
Brazilian flag Brazilian: errado Czech flag Czech: nesprávný German flag German: falsch
Danish flag Danish: forkert Greek flag Greek: λαθεμένος, λάθος Spanish flag Spanish: equivocado, erróneo, inco
Estonian flag Estonian: vale Farsi flag Farsi: اشتباه Finnish flag Finnish: väärä
French flag French: mauvais Hebrew flag Hebrew: שָגוּי Hindi flag Hindi: गलत
Croatian flag Croatian: kriv, pogrešna Hungarian flag Hungarian: helytelen, rossz Indonesian flag Indonesian: salah
Icelandic flag Icelandic: rangur Italian flag Italian: sbagliato Japanese flag Japanese: 誤った
Korean flag Korean: 잘못된 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: neteisingas Latvian flag Latvian: nepareizs; aplams
Dutch flag Dutch: verkeerd Norwegian flag Norwegian: galt, uriktig Polish flag Polish: błędny, niewłaściwy
Persian flag Persian: اشتباه Pashto flag Pashto: غلط، ګرم، ملامت، وران، نا Portuguese flag Portuguese: errado
Romanian flag Romanian: greşit Russian flag Russian: неправильный Slovak flag Slovak: nesprávny
Slovenian flag Slovenian: napačen Serbian flag Serbian: pogrešan Swedish flag Swedish: fel, felaktig
Thai flag Thai: ผิดพลาด Turkish flag Turkish: yanlış Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 錯誤的
Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: неправильний Urdu flag Urdu: بگڑا ہوا یا خراب Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: sai
Chinese flag Chinese: 错误的

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'wrong' - Nearby Entries  

wrong  wrong-side-out  wrongfulness  wrongheaded  wrongheadedly  wrongly  wrongness  



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