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   Wrong

   /rôNG/

   

   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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   wrong number n ([sb] reached through mistaken call) (mauvais interlocuteur) faux numéro nm: wrong side, wrong side of [sth] n (incorrect side) mauvais côté (de [qch]) nm : The old man was driving on the wrong side of the road. the wrong side of the tracks expr (poor section of city) les quartiers défavorisés, les quartiers pauvres nmpl ...

4. dictionnaire.reverso.net › anglais-francais › wrongTraduction wrong en Français | Dictionnaire Anglais-Français -...

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   traduction wrong dans le dictionnaire Anglais - Français de Reverso, voir aussi 'wrongly, wrongful, wrongdoer, wrong-foot', conjugaison, expressions idiomatiques.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › wrongWRONG - 178 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

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   Synonyms and examples. incorrect. The information on the website is incorrect. erroneous. formal. No one could explain how the erroneous information had got into the report. inaccurate. Their estimation of the cost was wildly (= extremely) inaccurate. false.

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7. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › wrongWrong Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Synonyms of wrong. 1. a. : an injurious, unfair, or unjust act : action or conduct inflicting harm without due provocation or just cause. b. : a violation or invasion of the legal rights of another. especially : tort. 2. : something wrong, immoral, or unethical.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionarySynonyms of WRONG | Collins American English Thesaurus

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   3 days ago · Synonyms for WRONG: incorrect, erroneous, fallacious, false, inaccurate, mistaken, untrue, wide of the mark, bad, criminal, …

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10. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › wrongWrong - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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    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. inaccurate.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryWRONG | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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    an unfair action: He has done us a great wrong. She was trying to right (= do something to make better) the wrongs of the past. in the wrong. If someone is in the wrong, they have made a mistake or done something that is bad or illegal: The driver was unquestionably in the wrong.