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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024wrong /rɔŋ, rɑŋ/USA pronunciation adj. - being in error;
mistaken;
not correct:a wrong answer. - not agreeing with truth or fact;
incorrect:Their theory about how the universe began was just plain wrong. - not in agreement with what is morally right;
evil;
bad:[be + ~]Stealing and murder are wrong.[It + be + ~ + to + verb]It's wrong to steal and commit murder. - not proper;
unsuitable:Those are definitely the wrong shoes for that dress. - out of order;
amiss.
n. [countable] - something improper, immoral, unjust, or harmful:a series of wrongs committed against them just because they were different.
adv. - in a wrong manner:I did it all wrong. Did I pronounce your name wrong?
v. [~ + object] - to do wrong to;
harm. - to think badly of (someone) unjustly or unfairly.
Idioms- Idioms go wrong, [no object]
- to go badly;
fail:Everything went wrong with my computer after I installed that new program. - to follow an undesirable or evil course:Bad friends caused him to go wrong.
- Idioms in the wrong, at fault.
wrong•ly, adv.: She was wrongly accused. wrong•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wrong (rông, rong),USA pronunciation adj. - not in accordance with what is morally right or good:a wrong deed.
- deviating from truth or fact;
erroneous:a wrong answer. - not correct in action, judgment, opinion, method, etc., as a person;
in error:You are wrong to blame him. - not proper or usual;
not in accordance with requirements or recommended practice:the wrong way to hold a golf club. - out of order;
awry;
amiss:Something is wrong with the machine. - not suitable or appropriate:He always says the wrong thing.
- (of clothing) that should be worn or kept inward or under:You're wearing the sweater wrong side out.
n. - that which is wrong, or not in accordance with morality, goodness, or truth;
evil:I committed many wrongs. - an injustice:The wrongs they suffered aged them.
- Law, Sex and Gender
- Lawan invasion of another's right, to his damage.
- a tort.
- Slang Terms get in wrong, to cause to come into disfavor:We are forever getting in wrong with the people next door.
- in the wrong, to blame;
in error:He knew he was in the wrong but refused to concede the point.
adv. - in a wrong manner;
not rightly;
awry;
amiss:You did it wrong again. - 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.
v.t. - to do wrong to;
treat unfairly or unjustly;
harm. - to impute evil to (someone) unjustly;
malign.
- Old Danish wrang; compare Danish vrang wrong, Old Norse rangr awry; (verb, verbal and adverb, adverbial) Middle English, derivative of the adjective, adjectival; (noun, nominal) Middle English; Old English wrang, derivative of the adjective, adjectival; akin to wring
- (adjective, adjectival) Middle English wrong, wrang, Old English wrang, perh. bef. 1100
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged bad, evil, wicked, sinful, immoral, iniquitous, reprehensible, crooked.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged inaccurate, incorrect, false, untrue, mistaken.
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged improper, unsuitable.
- 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged misdoing, wickedness, sin, vice.
- 15.See corresponding entry in Unabridged maltreat, abuse, oppress, cheat, defraud, dishonor.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wrong /rɒŋ/ adj - not correct or truthful: the wrong answer
- acting or judging in error: you are wrong to think that
- (postpositive) immoral; bad: it is wrong to cheat
- deviating from or unacceptable to correct or conventional laws, usage, etc
- not intended or wanted: the wrong road
- (postpositive) not working properly; amiss: something is wrong with the engine
- US (of a side, esp of a fabric) intended to face the inside so as not to be seen
- get on the wrong side of, US get in wrong with ⇒ informal to come into disfavour with
- go down the wrong way ⇒ (of food) to pass into the windpipe instead of the gullet
adv - in the wrong direction or manner
- 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
- get wrong ⇒ to fail to understand properly
- to fail to provide the correct answer to
n - a bad, immoral, or unjust thing or action
- 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
- in the wrong ⇒ mistaken or guilty
vb (transitive)- to treat unjustly
- to discredit, malign, or misrepresent
- to seduce or violate
Etymology: Old English wrang injustice, from Old Norse vrang; see wringˈwronger n ˈwrongly adv ˈwrongness n |