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Wrong   /rɔŋ/   Listen
Wrong

adjective
1.
Not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth.  Synonym: incorrect.  "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.  "Cheating is wrong" , "It is wrong to lie"
3.
Not appropriate for a purpose or occasion.  Synonym: improper.
4.
Not functioning properly.  Synonyms: amiss, awry, haywire.  "Has gone completely haywire" , "Something is wrong with the engine"
5.
Based on or acting or judging in error.
6.
Not in accord with established usage or procedure.  Synonym: incorrect.  "The wrong way to shuck clams" , "It is incorrect for a policeman to accept gifts"
7.
Used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward.
8.
Badly timed.  Synonyms: ill-timed, unseasonable, untimely.  "You think my intrusion unseasonable" , "An untimely remark" , "It was the wrong moment for a joke"
9.
Characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules.  Synonyms: faulty, incorrect.  "An incorrect transcription" , "The wrong side of the road"
noun
1.
That which is contrary to the principles of justice or law.  Synonym: wrongfulness.
2.
Any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right.  Synonyms: damage, legal injury.
adverb
1.
In an inaccurate manner.  Synonyms: incorrectly, wrongly.  "She guessed wrong"
verb
1.
Treat unjustly; do wrong to.



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"Wrong" Quotes from Famous Books



... wrong! But you must not speak so loud, you understand, for if you sin, you must go in your room, and hold your mouth! Practise obedience and silence, the ...
— Historical Miniatures • August Strindberg
... it would probably have been a wrong one," said Claude. "The only real verdict is the one the great ...
— The Way of Ambition • Robert Hichens
... stand-point is not merely overdone—it is radically vicious. Human destinies cannot be treated as if they were inert objects under the microscope. The cold-blooded logical way of treating a problem is in almost every case the wrong way. Heart and imagination to me are more vital than intellect. I have the courage to be illogical, to defy facts for the sake of an ideal, in the certainty that in time facts will fall into conformity. My Creed may be put in the words ...
— The Moon Endureth--Tales and Fancies • John Buchan
... repelled him, but he seized me, and held me with his hand here on my head and wanted to kiss me; then my blood rose, I caught hold of my reaping hook, that hung by my side, and it was not till I saw him roaring on the ground, that I saw I had done wrong. How it happened I really cannot tell—something seemed to rise up in me—something—I don't know what to call it. It drives me on as the wind drives the leaves that lie on the road, and I cannot help it. The best thing you can do is to let me die, for then you would ...
— Uarda • Georg Ebers
... left his seat restlessly and leaned against the mantelshelf. "That sounds impertinent. All my questions have been impertinent, I am afraid. But—I should warn you—I gather that both Mr. Dinwiddie and Mrs. Oglethorpe think there is something wrong—that is, unexplained." ...
— Black Oxen • Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton


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