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wrong

  • EN [ rɒŋ]
  • US [ rɔːŋ]
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English definition

    Noun

  • 1. that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law;

    • "he feels that you are in the wrong"
  • 2. a legal injury is any damage resulting from a violation of a legal right

    Verb

  • 1. treat unjustly; do wrong to

    Adjective

  • 1. 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"
  • 2. 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"
  • 3. not appropriate for a purpose or occasion;

    • "unsuitable attire for the office"
    • "said all the wrong things"
  • 4. not functioning properly;

    • "something is amiss"
    • "has gone completely haywire"
    • "something is wrong with the engine"
  • 5. not according with the facts;

    • "unfortunately the statement was simply untrue"
    • "the facts as reported were wrong"
  • 6. based on or acting or judging in error;

    • "it is wrong to think that way"
  • 7. not in accord with established usage or procedure;

    • "the wrong medicine"
    • "the wrong way to shuck clams"
  • 8. not conforming with accepted standards of propriety or taste; undesirable;

    • "incorrect behavior"
    • "she was seen in all the wrong places"
    • "He thought it was wrong for her to go out to work"
  • 9. used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward;

    • "socks worn wrong side out"
  • 10. badly timed;

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

    Adverb

  • 1. in an incorrect manner;

    • "she guessed wrong"

Example sentences

  • He realized that he was heading in the wrong direction.

  • That blockhead delivered the wrong box!

  • There must be something wrong with my left arm, which is asleep.

  • If you're wrong, you should admit it.

  • You gave me the wrong address and made me go all that way for nothing.

  • You are quite wrong in doing this.

  • The minister gave out the wrong number of the rooms.

  • May I make bold to suggest that you were wrong to do so?

  • If you find anything wrong with the machine, you should put it right at once.

  • If you do wrong, you deserve punishment.

  • The wrong has been righted.

  • The taxi driver was obviously in the wrong in going ahead against the red light.

  • The wrong pronunciation of the word is sanctioned by public usage.

  • Being inconsiderate to the doctor will get you off on the wrong footing.

  • The local doctor couldn't tell what was wrong, so he sent her to see a specialist.

  • You've got it wrong.

  • It was wrong of you to go there.

  • Turn around! You are going the wrong way.

  • You'll be held responsible if anything goes wrong.

  • It definitely can't go wrong.

  • Their church tells them it's wrong and, in fact, excommunicated Green years ago.

  • It's wrong to sacrifice quality to quantity.

  • When did you get wind that something was wrong?

  • I knew something was dreadfully wrong.

  • What I did was wrong and I should be punished. I'm not going to try and weasel out.

  • There seems ( to be ) something wrong about it.

  • She knew, at some deep level of her psyche, that what she was doing was wrong.

  • She was reluctant to admit she was wrong.

  • The bus veered onto the wrong side of the road.

Phrase collocation

  • get someone wrong

    misunderstand someone, especially by falsely imputing malice

  • get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick

    misunderstand something

  • go down the wrong way

    (of food) enter the windpipe instead of the gullet

  • in the wrong

    responsible for a quarrel, mistake, or offence

  • the wrong way round

    in the opposite of the normal or desirable orientation, direction, or sequence

  • two wrongs don't make a right

    (proverb)the fact that someone has done something unjust or dishonest is no justification for acting in a similar way

  • do (someone) wrong【非正式用语】

    To be unfaithful or disloyal.

  • go wrong

    To take a wrong turn or make a wrong move.

    To go astray morally.

    To go amiss; turn out badly.

Slang

  • wrong gee

    • How could I ever have trusted that wrong gee?

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