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   wrong

   /rɒŋ/

   adjective

   • 1. not correct or true; incorrect: "that is the wrong answer" Similar incorrectmistakenin errorerroneousinaccuratenot accurateinexactnot exactimpreciseinvaliduntruefalsefallaciouswide of the markoff targetmisleadingillogicalunsoundunfoundedwithout foundationfaultyflawedinformal:off beambogusphoneyoutway outfull of holesdiceyiffydodgyarchaic:abroadOpposite rightcorrectspot on
   • ▪ having judged incorrectly; mistaken: "I was wrong about him being on the yacht that evening" Similar incorrectmistakenin errorerroneousinaccuratenot accurateinexactnot exactimpreciseinvaliduntruefalsefallaciouswide of the markoff targetmisleadingillogicalunsoundunfoundedwithout foundationfaultyflawedinformal:off beambogusphoneyoutway outfull of holesdiceyiffydodgyarchaic:abroadOpposite rightcorrectspot on
   • ▪ unsuitable or undesirable: "the doctor may regard the patient's decision as wrong" Similar inappropriateunsuitableinaptinappositeundesirableill-advisedill-consideredill-judgedimpoliticinjudiciousinfelicitousunacceptablebeyond the paleunwarrantedunfittingout of keepingimproperunseemlyunbecomingindecorouslacking in proprietyinformal:out of orderOpposite appropriate
   • ▪ in a bad or abnormal condition; amiss: "something was wrong with the pump" Similar amissawryout of ordernot rightfaultydefectiveunsatisfactoryincorrectinappropriate
   • 2. unjust, dishonest, or immoral: "that was wrong of me" Similar illegalagainst the lawunlawfulillicitindictablelawlesslawbreakingcriminaldelinquentfeloniousdishonestdishonourablecorruptunethicalimmoralmorally wrongbadwickedbaseevilsinfulfouldespicableiniquitousnefariousblameworthycondemnableculpableinformal:crookedshadybentnot cricketOpposite legalethical

   adverb

   • 1. in an unsuitable or undesirable manner or direction: "what am I doing wrong?"
   • ▪ with an incorrect result: "she guessed wrong"

   noun

   • 1. an unjust, dishonest, or immoral act: "I have done you a great wrong" Similar misdeedbad deedbad act/actionoffenceinjurycrimeunlawful actillegal actviolationinfringementinfractiontransgressionpeccadillosininjusticeunfairnessunjust actgrievanceoutrageatrocitymalfeasancetortarchaic:trespassrare:malefaction

   verb

   • 1. act unjustly or dishonestly towards: "they would kill a man who wronged a family"
   • ▪ mistakenly attribute bad motives to; misrepresent: "perhaps I wrong him"

   Word Origin late Old Englishwrang, from Old Norse rangr ‘awry, unjust’; related to wring.

   Derivatives

   • 1. wronger noun
   • 2. wrongness noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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     WRONG meaning: 1. not correct: 2. If someone is wrong, they...

   • Znaczenie Wrong, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     WRONG definicja: 1. not correct: 2. If someone is wrong,...

   • Wrong: Italian Translation

     WRONG translate: sbagliato, che non va, che non funziona,...

   • Wrong: Arabic Translation

     WRONG translate: خَطأ, مُشكِلة, خاطِىء, غَيْر مُناسِب,...

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   • Wrong: French Translation

     WRONG translate: faux/fausse, mauvais/-aise, pas le bon / la...

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   not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed. Synonyms: crooked, reprehensible, iniquitous, immoral, sinful, wicked, evil, bad. deviating from truth or fact; erroneous: a wrong answer. Synonyms: mistaken, untrue, false, incorrect, inaccurate.

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   characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules. “the wrong side of the road” synonyms: faulty, incorrect.

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