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| wrong [ rawng ] |
adjective (comparative wrong·er, superlative wrong·est) |
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1. incorrect: not correct or accurate
  That's the wrong answer.
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2. mistaken: holding an incorrect opinion about a person, thing, or matter
I thought it would be fun, but I was wrong.
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3. not meant: not the intended or desired one
It was sent to the wrong address.
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4. not in normal state: not in the normal satisfactory state
What's wrong with you today?
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5. not conforming to accepted standards: not in accordance with law, morality, or with people's sense of what is acceptable behavior
It's wrong to steal.
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6. unsuitable: unsuitable, or showing poor judgment on the part of the person who chooses, does, or says it
It's the wrong time of year to be planting seeds.
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7. not working: not functioning correctly
Something's wrong with the TV.
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8. reversed or inverted: opposite to the normal, proper, or intended side, way, or direction
This picture is the wrong way up.
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adverb |
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1. incorrectly: incorrectly or in a way that leads to failure or a different result from the one intended
You've spelled that wrong.
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2. in wrong direction: in a direction that is different from or opposite to the right or intended direction
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noun (plural wrongs) |
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1. action not considered moral: an action or situation that does not conform to ideas of morality or justice
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2. unacceptable behavior: behavior that is morally or socially unacceptable
Children have to be taught the difference between right and wrong.
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3. law
Same as tort
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4. law infringement of somebody's legal rights: an infringement, abridgment, or violation of another party's rights under the law
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transitive verb (past and past participle wronged, present participle wrong·ing, 3rd person present singular wrongs) |
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1. treat somebody unjustly: to judge or treat somebody unjustly
He felt he had been wronged.
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2. discredit somebody: to discredit somebody by saying malicious but untrue things about him or her
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| [ Old English wrange "wrongful act." The adjective wrang probably existed in Old English, but is not found before the 12th century] |
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| wrong·er noun |
| wrong·ly adverb |
| wrong·ness noun |
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get somebody wrong to misunderstand somebody
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get something wrong
1. to make a mistake in an answer or calculation
2. to misunderstand something
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go wrong
1. to go badly or not according to plan
2. to make a mistake
3. to fail to conform to ideas of morality or justice
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in the wrong
1. at fault for something
2. mistaken
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two wrongs don't make a right an act of retaliation cannot be justified
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