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Definitions for Wrong

[1] not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
[2] deviating from truth or fact; erroneous: a wrong answer.
[3] not correct in action, judgment, opinion, method, etc., as a person; in error: You are wrong to blame him.
[4] not proper or usual; not in accordance with requirements or recommended practice: the wrong way to hold a golf club.
[5] out of order; awry; amiss: Something is wrong with the machine.
[6] not suitable or appropriate: He always says the wrong thing.
[7] (of clothing) that should be worn or kept inward or under: You're wearing the sweater wrong side out.
[8] that which is wrong, or not in accordance with morality, goodness, or truth; evil: I committed many wrongs.
[9] an injustice: The wrongs they suffered aged them.
[10] Law . an invasion of another's right, to his damage. a tort.
[11] in a wrong manner; not rightly; awry; amiss: You did it wrong again.
[12] to do wrong to; treat unfairly or unjustly; harm.
[13] to impute evil to (someone) unjustly; malign.
[14] get in wrong , Slang . to cause to come into disfavor: We are forever getting in wrong with the people next door.
[15] go wrong , to go amiss; fail: Everything is going wrong today. to pursue an immoral course; become depraved: Bad friends caused him to go wrong.
[16] in the wrong , to blame; in error: He knew he was in the wrong but refused to concede the point.
[17] not correct or truthful the wrong answer
[18] acting or judging in error you are wrong to think that
[19] (postpositive) immoral; bad it is wrong to cheat
[20] deviating from or unacceptable to correct or conventional laws, usage, etc
[21] not intended or wanted the wrong road
[22] (postpositive) not working properly; amiss something is wrong with the engine
[23] US (of a side, esp of a fabric) intended to face the inside so as not to be seen
[24] get on the wrong side of or US get in wrong with informal to come into disfavour with
[25] go down the wrong way (of food) to pass into the windpipe instead of the gullet
[26] in the wrong direction or manner
[27] go wrong to turn out other than intended to make a mistake (of a machine, etc) to cease to function properly to go astray morally
[28] get wrong to fail to understand properly to fail to provide the correct answer to
[29] a bad, immoral, or unjust thing or action
[30] law an infringement of another person's rights, rendering the offender liable to a civil action, as for breach of contract or tort a private wrong a violation of public rights and duties, affecting the community as a whole and actionable at the instance of the Crown a public wrong
[31] in the wrong mistaken or guilty
[32] to treat unjustly
[33] to discredit, malign, or misrepresent
[34] to seduce or violate

Words related to Wrong

untrue, inaccurate, mistaken, unsound, bad, erroneous, awry, amiss, misguided, false, reprehensible, illegal, unlawful, unfair, sinful, unjust, unethical, incorrect, funny, unacceptable

Words nearby Wrong

written law, wrns, wrnt, wrnt., wrocław, wrong, wrong 'un, wrong end of the stick, the, wrong font, wrong fount, wrong number

Origin of Wrong

before 1100; (adj.) Middle English wrong, wrang, Old English wrang, perhaps < Old Danish wrang; compare Danish vrang wrong, Old Norse rangr awry; (v. and adv.) Middle English, derivative of the adj.; (noun) Middle English; Old English wrang, derivative of the adj.; akin to wring

Words that may be confused with Wrong

wrong, wrongful

Other words from Wrong

wrong·er , noun
wrong·ly , adverb
wrong·ness , noun
qua·si-wrong , adjective

Word origin for Wrong

Old English wrang injustice, from Old Norse vrang; see wring

Synonyms for Wrong

amiss, awry, bad, erroneous, false, inaccurate, misguided, mistaken, unsound, untrue, erring, fluffed, goofed, miscalculated, misconstrued, mishandled, out, askew, astray, at fault, counterfactual, defective, erratic, fallacious, faulty, in error, inexact, misfigured, not precise, not right, not working, off-target, on the wrong track, out of commission, out of line, out of order, perverse, rotten, sophistical, specious, spurious, ungrounded, unsatisfactory, unsubstantial, wide