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wrong
(r/O//N/ )

adjective (a)

  • not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth(adj.all)
    Example:
    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.
    Synonym:
    incorrect
    Antonym:
    correct, right
    source: wordnet30
  • contrary to conscience or morality or law(adj.all)
    Example:
    It is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor.
    Cheating is wrong.
    It is wrong to lie.
    Antonym:
    right
    source: wordnet30
  • based on or acting or judging in error(adj.all)
    Example:
    It is wrong to think that way.
    source: wordnet30
  • Twisted; wry; as, a wrong nose.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law(noun.attribute)
    Example:
    He feels that you are in the wrong.
    Synonym:
    wrongfulness
    Antonym:
    right, rightfulness
    source: wordnet30
  • any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    damage, legal injury
    source: wordnet30
  • That which is not right.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adverb (r)

adjective satellite (s)

  • not appropriate for a purpose or occasion(adj.all)
    Example:
    Said all the wrong things.
    Synonym:
    improper
    source: wordnet30
  • not functioning properly(adj.all)
    Example:
    Something is wrong with the engine.
    Synonym:
    amiss, awry, haywire
    source: wordnet30
  • not in accord with established usage or procedure(adj.all)
    Example:
    The wrong medicine.
    The wrong way to shuck clams.
    source: wordnet30
  • used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward(adj.all)
    Example:
    Socks worn wrong side out.
    source: wordnet30
  • badly timed(adj.all)
    Example:
    It was the wrong moment for a joke.
    Synonym:
    ill-timed, unseasonable, untimely
    source: wordnet30
  • characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules(adj.all)
    Example:
    The wrong side of the road.
    Synonym:
    faulty, incorrect
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • treat unjustly; do wrong to(verb.social)
    Antonym:
    compensate, correct, redress, right
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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