Definitions for wrong
rɔŋ, rɒŋwrong

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. wrong, wrongfulnessnoun

   that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law

   "he feels that you are in the wrong"

2. wrong, legal injury, damageadjective

   any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right

3. incorrect, wrongadjective

   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. wrongadjective

   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. improper, wrongadjective

   not appropriate for a purpose or occasion

   "said all the wrong things"

6. amiss(p), awry(p), haywire, wrong(p)adjective

   not functioning properly

   "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine"

7. wrongadjective

   based on or acting or judging in error

   "it is wrong to think that way"

8. wrong, incorrectadjective

   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. wrongadjective

   used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward

   "socks worn wrong side out"

10. ill-timed, unseasonable, untimely, wrongadjective

    badly timed

    "an ill-timed intervention"; "you think my intrusion unseasonable"; "an untimely remark"; "it was the wrong moment for a joke"

11. faulty, incorrect, wrongverb

    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. wrongadverb

    treat unjustly; do wrong to

13. incorrectly, wrongly, wrongadverb

    in an inaccurate manner

    "he decided to reveal the details only after other sources had reported them incorrectly"; "she guessed wrong"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. wrongnoun

   Something that is immoral or not good.

   Injustice is a heinous wrong.

2. wrongnoun

   An instance of wronging someone (sometimes with possessive to indicate the victim).

   Can she excuse my wrongs with Virtue's cloak? Shall I call her good when she proves unkind? --John Dowland

3. wrongnoun

   The incorrect or unjust position or opinion.

4. wrongnoun

   The opposite of right; the concept of badness.

5. wrongverb

   To treat unjustly; to injure or harm.

6. wrongverb

   To deprive of some right, or to withhold some act of justice.

7. wrongverb

   To slander; to impute evil to unjustly.

8. wrongadverb

   In a way that isn't right; done incorrectly; wrongly.

   I spelled several names wrong in my address book.

9. wrongadjective

   Incorrect or untrue.

   Some of your answers were correct, and some were wrong.

10. wrongadjective

    Asserting something incorrect or untrue.

    You're wrong: he's not Superman at all.

11. wrongadjective

    Immoral, not good, bad.

    It is wrong to lie.

12. wrongadjective

    Improper; unfit; unsuitable.

    A bikini is the wrong thing to wear on a cold day.

13. wrongadjective

    Not working; out of order.

    Something is wrong with my cellphone.

14. wrongadjective

    Designed to be worn or placed inward; as, the wrong side of a garment or of a piece of cloth

15. Etymology: From wrong, from wrang, of origin, from rangr, *, from wrangaz, from werḱ-, from. Cognate with wrang, vrang, vrång, rangur, wrang and the name of the mythic city of Rungholt. More at wring.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Wrongadjective

   Etymology: from the noun.

   1. Not morally right; not agreeable to propriety or truth.

   I find you are an invincible Amazon, since you will overcome, though in a wrong matter. Philip Sidney.

   We never think of the main business of life, ’till a vain repentance minds us of it at the wrong end. Roger L'Estrange.

   When the dictates of honour are contrary to those of religion and equity, they give wrong, ambitious, and false ideas of what is good and laudable. Joseph Addison, Spectator.

   2. Not physically right; unfit; unsuitable.

   Of Glo’ster’s treachery,
   And of the loyal service of his son,
   When I inform’d him, then he call’d me sot,
   And told me I had turn’d the wrong side out. William Shakespeare, K. Lear.

   Dividing a living of five hundred pounds a year into ten parts, is a contrivance, the meaning whereof hath got on the wrong side of my comprehension. Jonathan Swift.

   Singularity shews something wrong in the mind. Clarissa.

2. Wrongadverb

   Not rightly; amiss.

   If he go wrong, she will give him over to his own ruin. Eccl.

   A thousand odd capricio’s, men’s minds are acted by, may make one man quote another man’s words wrong. John Locke.

   Ten censure wrong, for one that writes amiss. Alexander Pope.

3. WRONGnoun

   Etymology: wrange , Saxon.

   1. An injury; a designed or known detriment.

   It is a harm, and no wrong which he hath received. Philip Sidney.

   She resolved to spend all her years, which her youth promised should be many, in bewailing the wrong, and yet praying for the wrongdoer. Philip Sidney.

   If he may not command them, then that law doth wrong that bindeth him to bring them forth to be justified. Edmund Spenser.

   They ever do pretend
   To have receiv’d a wrong, who wrong intend. Daniel.

   Imitation of an author is the most advantageous way for a translator to shew himself, but the greatest wrong which can be done to the reputation of the dead. Dryden.

   Cowley preferred a garden and a friend, to those whom in our own wrong we call the great. Dryden.

   Expecting more in my own wrong,
   Protracting life, I’ve liv’d a day too long. Dryden.

   2. Errour; not right.

   Be not blindly guided by the throng,
   The multitude is always in the wrong. Wentworth Dillon.

   One spake much of right and wrong. John Milton.

   Proceed: quoth Dick, sir, I aver
   You have already gone too far;
   When people once are in the wrong,
   Each line they add is much too long:
   Who fastest walks, but walks astray,
   Is only farthest from his way. Matthew Prior.

   In the judgment of right and wrong, every man has a self. Isaac Watts, Logick.

4. To Wrongverb

   To injure; to use unjustly.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   So worthy a part of divine service we should greatly wrong, if we did not esteem preaching as the blessed ordinance of God. Richard Hooker.

   For fear the stones her tender foot should wrong,
   Be strewed with fragrant flowers all along. Edmund Spenser.

   Judge me, you gods! wrong I mine enemy? William Shakespeare.

   Thank him who puts me loath to this revenge
   On you, who wrong me not, for him who wrong’d. John Milton.

   Once more farewel!
   And know thou wrong’st me, if thou think’st
   Ever was love or ever grief like mine. Addison.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Wrong

   imp. of Wring. Wrung

2. Wrongadjective

   twisted; wry; as, a wrong nose

3. Wrongadjective

   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

4. Wrongadjective

   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

5. Wrongadjective

   not according to truth; not conforming to fact or intent; not right; mistaken; erroneous; as, a wrong statement

6. Wrongadjective

   designed to be worn or placed inward; as, the wrong side of a garment or of a piece of cloth

7. Wrongadverb

   in a wrong manner; not rightly; amiss; morally ill; erroneously; wrongly

8. Wrongadjective

   that which is not right

9. Wrongadjective

   nonconformity or disobedience to lawful authority, divine or human; deviation from duty; -- the opposite of moral right

10. Wrongadjective

    deviation or departure from truth or fact; state of falsity; error; as, to be in the wrong

11. Wrongadjective

    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

12. Wrongverb

    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. Wrongverb

    to impute evil to unjustly; as, if you suppose me capable of a base act, you wrong me

14. Etymology: [AS. wrang. See Wrong, a.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Wrong

   A wrong is a concept in law, ethics and epistemology. In a colloquial sense, wrongness usually refers to a state of incorrectness, inaccuracy, error, or miscalculation in any number of contexts.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Wrong

   rong, adj. not according to rule or right, deviating from what is correct or suitable: perverse: not fit or suitable: incorrect: not right or true.—n. whatever is not right or just: any injury done to another: an erroneous view.—adv. not rightly.—v.t. to do wrong to: to deprive of some right: to injure.—ns. Wrong′-do′er, one who does wrong: one who injures another; Wrong′-do′ing, evil or wicked action or conduct; Wrong′er, one who wrongs.—adj. Wrong′ful, wrong: unjust: injurious.—adv. Wrong′fully.—n. Wrong′fulness.—adj. Wrong′-head′ed, obstinately and perversely stubborn.—adv. Wrong′-head′edly.—n. Wrong′-head′edness.—adv. Wrong′ly, in a wrong manner.—adj. Wrong′-mind′ed, having erroneous views.—n. Wrong′ness.—adj. Wrong′ous, unjust, illegal.—adv. Wrong′ously.—adj. Wrong′-timed, inopportune.—Go wrong, to fail to work properly: to stray from virtue; Have wrong, to be wrong: to suffer injustice; In the wrong, holding an erroneous view or unjust position; Private wrong, a violation of the civil or personal rights of an individual in his private capacity; Put in the wrong, to cause to appear in error. [A.S. wrang, a wrong; most prob. Scand., Ice. rangr, unjust, Dan. vrang, wrong. Skeat explains A.S. wrang as from wrang, pa.t. of wringan, to wring, like Fr. tort, from L. tortus, twisted.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. wrong

   To guard against injustice and oppression in the army, the Articles of War (see Appendix, Articles of War) clearly point out the mode of redress to every individual in the service, who considers himself wronged by his superiors.

Matched Categories

1. • Injustice

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'wrong' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #766

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'wrong' in Written Corpus Frequency: #356

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'wrong' in Adjectives Frequency: #76

Anagrams for wrong »

1. grown

How to pronounce wrong?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of wrong in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of wrong in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of wrong in a Sentence

1. Mae Hazelton:

   It's evil and wrong and we shouldn't have it here in our community.

2. Ted Cruz:

   Look, he's targeting private consensual gun sales between law-abiding citizens and this is what Obama gets wrong over and over again ... he can't distinguish between what good guys and bad guys.

3. Abdul Lasaing:

   Send their a — es back ! they scared families with small children, which I find very wrong.

4. Prosecutor Linda Dunikoski:

   You can’t make a citizen’s arrest because someone’s running down the street and you have no idea what they did wrong.

5. Ben Wallace:

   I think it’s the wrong thing to do, it won’t save President Putin from the truth.

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