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- DictionaryWrong/rôNG/
adjective
- 1. not correct or true; incorrect: "that is the wrong answer"
- 2. unjust, dishonest, or immoral: "they were wrong to take the law into their own hands"
adverb
- 1. in an unsuitable or undesirable manner or direction: "what am I doing wrong?"
noun
- 1. an unjust, dishonest, or immoral action: "I have done you a great wrong"
verb
- 1. act unjustly or dishonestly toward: "please forgive me these things and the people I have wronged"
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.
[countable] (formal) an act that is not legal, honest, or morally acceptable It is time to forgive past wrongs if progress is to be made. opposite right. Idioms. in the wrong. responsible for an accident, a mistake, an argument, etc. The cab driver was clearly in the wrong. It took a lot of courage to admit that she was in the wrong. right a wrong.
Definition for wrong. adjective as in incorrect. Compare Synonyms. Synonyms. Antonyms. Strongest matches. amiss, awry, bad, erroneous, false, inaccurate, misguided, mistaken, unsound, untrue. Strong matches. erring, fluffed, goofed, miscalculated, misconstrued, mishandled, out. Weak matches.
to think or say something that is not correct: You were wrong about the party - it's today, not tomorrow. get sth wrong. B1. to produce an answer or result that is not correct: I got most of the answers wrong. wrong adjective (PROBLEM) B1. If something is wrong, there is a problem: There's something wrong with my computer. What's wrong?
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wrong. adverb. /rɒŋ/ /rɔːŋ/ used after verbs Idioms. in a way that produces a result that is not correct or that you do not want. My name is spelt wrong. The program won't load. What am I doing wrong? I was trying to apologize but it came out wrong (= what I said sounded wrong).
Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English. See wrong in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: wrong. Definition of wrong verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
