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单词 in the wrong
释义

in the wrong

phrase
If someone who is involved in an argument or dispute has behaved in a way which is morally or legally wrong, you can say that they are in the wrong.
He didn't press charges because he was in the wrong.
She was the one in the wrong.
Synonyms: guilty, mistaken, at fault, off course More Synonyms of in the wrong
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in the wrong in British English

mistaken or guilty
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in the wrong in American English

not on the side supported by truth, justice, etc.
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Examples of 'in the wrong' in a sentence
in the wrong

The wrong tree in the wrong place can become a nightmare.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The more information you disclose the more likely it can be used in the wrong way.
The Sun (2011)
For sure cyclists can be in the wrong a lot of the time.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Running in the wrong shoe can result in foot, knee, hip and back problems.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
With more than 30 million vehicles on our roads, one vehicle parked in the wrong place can cause a jam.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
There's a risk you can land in the wrong place in the box and I began to have that feeling.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
(idiom) 
Definition
mistaken or guilty
He didn't argue because he knew he was in the wrong.
Synonyms
guilty
They were found guilty of fraud.
The guilty pair were caught red-handed.
mistaken
I see I was mistaken about you.
at fault
She didn't accept that she was at fault.
off course
off target
in error
to be blamed
off beam (informal)
blameworthy
See wrong

Additional synonyms

in the sense of at fault
Definition
to be to blame for something wrong
She didn't accept that she was at fault.
Synonyms
guilty,
responsible,
to blame,
accountable,
in the wrong,
culpable,
answerable,
blamable
in the sense of mistaken
Definition
wrong in opinion or judgment
I see I was mistaken about you.
Synonyms
wrong,
incorrect,
misled,
in the wrong,
misguided,
off the mark,
off target,
in error,
wide of the mark,
misinformed,
off base (US, Canadian, informal),
barking up the wrong tree (informal),
off beam (informal),
getting the wrong end of the stick (informal),
way off beam (informal),
under a misapprehension,
labouring under a misapprehension

Nearby words of
in the wrong

  • in the wake of
  • in the wind
  • in the wink of an eye
  • in the wrong
  • in theory
  • in this day and age
  • in this regard

Synonyms of 'in the wrong'

in the wrong

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