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   Wrong

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   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: "they asked all the wrong questions" 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: "they were wrong to take the law into their own hands" Similar illegalagainst the lawunlawfulillicitindictablelawlesslawbreakingcriminaldelinquentfeloniousdishonestdishonorablecorruptunethicalimmoralmorally 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 action: "I have done you a great wrong" Similar misdeedbad deedbad act/actionoffenseinjurycrimeunlawful actillegal actviolationinfringementinfractiontransgressionpeccadillosininjusticeunfairnessunjust actgrievanceoutrageatrocitymalfeasancetortarchaic:trespassrare:malefaction
   • ▪ a breach, by commission or omission, of one's legal duty.
   • ▪ an invasion of right to the damage or prejudice of another.

   verb

   • 1. act unjustly or dishonestly toward: "please forgive me these things and the people I have wronged"
   • ▪ 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

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   • Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of WRONG is an injurious, unfair, or unjust act : action or conduct inflicting harm without due provocation or just cause. How to use wrong in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Wrong.

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   What does it mean if someone was wrong to do something?

   • If you think that someone was wrong to do something, you think that they should not have done it because it was bad or immoral. She was wrong to leave her child alone. Wrong is also a noun . ...a man who believes that he has done no wrong. Wrong is used to refer to activities or actions that are considered to be morally bad and unacceptable.

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   What is the difference between wrong and grievance?

   • wrong applies also in law to any act punishable according to the criminal code; it may apply more generally to any flagrant injustice. grievance applies to a circumstance or condition that constitutes an injustice to the sufferer and gives just ground for complaint. wrong, oppress, persecute, aggrieve mean to injure unjustly or outrageously.

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   What is the difference between wrong and oppress?

   • wrong, oppress, persecute, aggrieve mean to injure unjustly or outrageously. wrong implies inflicting injury either unmerited or out of proportion to what one deserves. oppress suggests inhumane imposing of burdens one cannot endure or exacting more than one can perform.

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   deviating from truth or fact; erroneous: a wrong answer. Synonyms: mistaken, untrue, false, incorrect, inaccurate. 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:

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   Definitions of wrong. adjective. not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth. “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”. synonyms: incorrect.

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