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wrong English

Meaning wrong meaning

What does wrong mean?
Definitions in simple English

wrong Adjective

— If something is wrong, it is not right. If something is wrong it may be incorrect, not true, or bad. That answer is wrong. "2 + 2 = 5" is wrong. — If something is wrong, it is not moral. What you did was wrong.

wrong Verb

— If you wrong someone, you do something that hurts a person. He wrongs you by his actions.

wrong Noun

— A wrong is an immoral act. They accused him of wrongs against humanity.

wrong

— adjective (= incorrect) not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth an incorrect calculation 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 — adjective contrary to conscience or morality or law it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor cheating is wrong it is wrong to lie — adjective not appropriate for a purpose or occasion said all the wrong things — adjective (= amiss, haywire) not functioning properly something is amiss has gone completely haywire something is wrong with the engine — noun that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law he feels that you are in the wrong — noun any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right — verb treat unjustly; do wrong to — adverb (= incorrectly) in an inaccurate manner he decided to reveal the details only after other sources had reported them incorrectly she guessed wrong — adjective used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward socks worn wrong side out — adjective based on or acting or judging in error it is wrong to think that way — adjective (= incorrect) not in accord with established usage or procedure the wrong medicine the wrong way to shuck clams it is incorrect for a policeman to accept gifts — adjective (= faulty, incorrect) characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules; ; ; the wrong side of the road" he submitted a faulty report an incorrect transcription — adjective (= ill-timed, unseasonable, untimely) badly timed an ill-timed intervention you think my intrusion unseasonable an untimely remark it was the wrong moment for a joke

Synonyms wrong synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as wrong?

wrong English » English

incorrect bad erroneous mistaken false mistake evil injustice improper error fault unjust inaccurate faulty untrue err sin make an error injury offense make a mistake incorrectly awry amiss wrongful wicked unfairness unfair poor grievance blunder wrongly unrighteous offend nasty miserable mischief hurt harm damage abuse unsuitable unfit perverse injure inappropriate guilty wrongfulness vicious unlawful

Topics wrong topics

What do people use wrong to talk about?
Social behavior Law

Break the law
States Quality Good Right, proper

Wrong, unsuitable
Social behavior Behavior Good, moral

Bad, immoral
Language and thought Communication Say

True
Social behavior Conflict Peace

Repent
Language and thought Think Understand

Misunderstand
Social behavior Behavior Good, moral Patient

Bad-tempered
Social behavior Behavior Self-controlled

Mistake
States Time Relative time

Order, sequence
States Time Relative time

Right time
Language and thought Communication Mass communication

Telephone
Social behavior Conflict Peace

Forgive
States Quality Good Right, proper

Compatible
Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs Epistemic moods

Certainly, definitely

Conjugation wrong conjugation

How do you conjugate wrong?

wrong · verb

Examples wrong examples

How do I use wrong in a sentence?

Simple sentences

You must admit that you are in the wrong.
I think that you're wrong.
Wrong.
It seems to me that you are wrong.
I wouldn't go so far as to say your theory is completely wrong.
I just hope nothing goes wrong this time.
I might be wrong.
Am I on the wrong road?
His scheme went wrong in the end.
He may have taken the wrong train.
Am I wrong?
The war on Iraq is a volatile subject of political debate; any wrong word and a heated argument could spark.
You took the wrong key.
Sorry, I must have dialed the wrong number.
Logic is a systematic method of coming to the wrong conclusion with confidence.
Who said that? It's totally wrong!
You are not at all wrong.
Your answer is wrong.
If your answer is correct, it follows that mine is wrong.
It doesn't matter whether your answer is right or wrong.
I think your basic theory is wrong.
There is nothing wrong with you.
Either you or I am wrong.

Movie subtitles

Is it wrong if you think of love as a game too?
He came into the wrong house.
I did something wrong.
Why aren't you speaking in Korean? Is there something wrong?
Is. something wrong?
Something is wrong!
What's wrong- whoa!
Something's wrong.
What had gone wrong?
That I was wrong, and I'm gonna stay here and stick to my work!
Sometime I'd like to convince that general that what he's doing is wrong.
I used to think drinking coffee was wrong.
Nabulungi, what is wrong?
I didn't do anything wrong, please.
What's wrong?
What's wrong?!
Yet, after a year and a halt he had not made much progress and then he did something wrong and the entire receiver caught fire.
Because they were inaccurate and had a wrong reference point.
What's wrong, Jeanne?
You're wrong.
You're both wrong.
He taught you right from wrong, and courage.
Well, what's wrong with right now?
What the hell is wrong with you!
I should've known something was wrong.
He knew there was something wrong.
Look, Nick, what Johnny's doing is wrong, but the way the whole peanut trade works is even wronger.
What's wrong? This is shit!
Well, I saw what was happening when the wrong people ran it.
Allison pursues her relationship with Scott even though her family doesn't want her to because she believes in what's right and wrong, and she believes in her intuition. Hey!
What's wrong with making use of the time in between to date?
Miss Gim Hang A, you didn't do anything wrong.
They felt that something is wrong seeing us so close to them, so now the Americans have come forward, isn't it?
Gods of heaven and earth. I didn't do anything wrong, please.
W-w-w-hat? You guys. What is wrong with you guys?
What's wrong with his expression?
Look there, you've all got it wrong.
Lady. What is wrong, Lady?
NOW, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THINGS DON'T GO WRONG.

News and current affairs

The third and most damaging flaw, however, is that the spending cuts come in the wrong places.
And, while conspiracy theories are often patently irrational, the questions they address are often healthy, even if the answers are frequently unsourced or just plain wrong.
A powerful president, however, is not necessarily wrong for Ukraine.
The recent debt deal is a move in the wrong direction.
This seems wrong - even immoral - if we could do more for people and the planet through adaptation.
The problem is not only that foreign capital flows can easily reverse direction, but also that they produce the wrong kind of growth, based on overvalued currencies and investments in non-traded goods and services, such as housing and construction.
This is where a lot of policymakers get it wrong.
There is a considerable gap between offers of advice one cannot refuse and the responsibility to deal with the consequences when that advice proves wrong or extremely difficult to implement.
In fact, they are so right that they are wrong.
But that surprise was wrong-headed from the start.
They may be right or wrong in this assessment, but it is not an ideological one.
But, based on Europe's experience, such policies are precisely the wrong way to address global warming.
Sarkozy's message is that Chirac and Villepin were right in substance to oppose America's military adventure in Iraq, but that their style was disastrously wrong.
So he knew what was wrong and appreciated that it had to be fixed carefully and patiently, by engaging the staff rather than intimidating them.
Reducing deficits in order to raise the debt ceiling was the right thing to do, but the August 2 law does it in the wrong way.
They will agree that our ability to distinguish right from wrong is something precious that we should safeguard, not a broken clock that scientists should fix.
An absolute majority of citizens in each of the surveyed countries are convinced that their country is heading in the wrong direction.
It is and would be wrong to make opposition to terrorism the centerpiece of what responsible governments do in the world.
An internal review panel studying what went wrong in the UN system's response to Sri Lanka, commissioned by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and headed by the distinguished diplomat Charles Petrie, is due to report to Ban next month.
What went wrong?
These assumptions turned out to be wrong, as export prices fell steadily over four decades.
He was wrong.
I argued at Davos that central bankers also got it wrong by misjudging the threat of a downturn and failing to provide sufficient regulation.

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