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Wrong

//ˈɹɒŋ// adj, adv, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Incorrect or untrue.

    "Some of your answers were correct, and some were wrong."

  2. 2
    Asserting something incorrect or untrue.

    "You're wrong: he's not Superman at all."

  3. 3
    Immoral, not good, bad.

    "It is wrong to lie."

  4. 4
    Improper; unfit; unsuitable.

    "A bikini is the wrong thing to wear on a cold day."

  5. 5
    Not working; out of order.

    "Something is wrong with my cellphone."

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  1. 6
    Designed to be worn or placed inward

    "the wrong side of a garment or of a piece of cloth"

  2. 7
    Twisted; wry.

    "a wrong nose"

Adjective
  1. 1
    characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules wordnet
  2. 2
    not appropriate for a purpose or occasion wordnet
  3. 3
    not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth wordnet
  4. 4
    based on or acting or judging in error wordnet
  5. 5
    not functioning properly wordnet
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  1. 6
    badly timed wordnet
  2. 7
    used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward wordnet
  3. 8
    not in accord with established usage or procedure wordnet
  4. 9
    contrary to conscience or morality or law wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    In a way that isn't right; incorrectly, wrongly. informal

    "I spelled several names wrong in my address book."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in an incorrect manner wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Something that is immoral or not good.

    "Injustice is a heinous wrong."

  2. 2
    any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right wordnet
  3. 3
    An instance of wronging someone (sometimes with possessive to indicate the wrongdoer).

    "Can she excuse my wrongs with Virtue's cloak? Shall I call her good when she proves unkind?"

  4. 4
    that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law wordnet
  5. 5
    The incorrect or unjust position or opinion.

    "I blame not her: she could say little less; She had the wrong."

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  1. 6
    The opposite of right; the concept of badness.

    "Thus much of this will make Black white, foul fair, wrong right, Base noble, old young, coward valiant."

Verb
  1. 1
    To treat unjustly; to injure or harm; to do wrong by.

    "The dealer wronged us by selling us this lemon of a car."

  2. 2
    treat unjustly; do wrong to wordnet
  3. 3
    To deprive of some right, or to withhold some act of justice.

    "... And might by no suit gain our audience. When we are wrong'd and would unfold our griefs, We are denied access unto his person Even by those men that most have done us wrong."

  4. 4
    To slander; to impute evil to unjustly.

    "O masters! if I were dispos'd to stir Your hearts and minds to mutiny and rage, I should do Brutus wrong, and Cassius wrong, Who (you all know) are honorable men. I will not do them wrong; I rather choose To wrong the dead, to wrong myself and you, Than I will wrong such honorable men."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English wrong, from Old English wrang (“wrong, twisted, uneven”), from Old Norse rangr, vrangr (“crooked, wrong”), from Proto-Germanic *wrangaz (“crooked, twisted, turned awry”), from Proto-Indo-European *werḱ-, *wrengʰ- (“to twist, weave, tie together”), from *wer- (“to turn, bend”). Cognate with Scots wrang (“wrong”), Danish vrang (“wrong, crooked”), Swedish vrång (“perverse, distorted”), Icelandic rangur (“wrong”), Norwegian Nynorsk rang (“wrong”), Dutch wrang (“bitter, sour”) and the first element in the mythic Old Frisian city of Rungholt (“crooked wood”). More at wring.

Etymology 2

From Middle English wrong, from Old English wrang (“wrong, twisted, uneven”), from Old Norse rangr, vrangr (“crooked, wrong”), from Proto-Germanic *wrangaz (“crooked, twisted, turned awry”), from Proto-Indo-European *werḱ-, *wrengʰ- (“to twist, weave, tie together”), from *wer- (“to turn, bend”). Cognate with Scots wrang (“wrong”), Danish vrang (“wrong, crooked”), Swedish vrång (“perverse, distorted”), Icelandic rangur (“wrong”), Norwegian Nynorsk rang (“wrong”), Dutch wrang (“bitter, sour”) and the first element in the mythic Old Frisian city of Rungholt (“crooked wood”). More at wring.

Etymology 3

From Middle English wrong, from Old English wrang (“wrong, twisted, uneven”), from Old Norse rangr, vrangr (“crooked, wrong”), from Proto-Germanic *wrangaz (“crooked, twisted, turned awry”), from Proto-Indo-European *werḱ-, *wrengʰ- (“to twist, weave, tie together”), from *wer- (“to turn, bend”). Cognate with Scots wrang (“wrong”), Danish vrang (“wrong, crooked”), Swedish vrång (“perverse, distorted”), Icelandic rangur (“wrong”), Norwegian Nynorsk rang (“wrong”), Dutch wrang (“bitter, sour”) and the first element in the mythic Old Frisian city of Rungholt (“crooked wood”). More at wring.

Etymology 4

From Middle English wrong, from Old English wrang (“wrong, twisted, uneven”), from Old Norse rangr, vrangr (“crooked, wrong”), from Proto-Germanic *wrangaz (“crooked, twisted, turned awry”), from Proto-Indo-European *werḱ-, *wrengʰ- (“to twist, weave, tie together”), from *wer- (“to turn, bend”). Cognate with Scots wrang (“wrong”), Danish vrang (“wrong, crooked”), Swedish vrång (“perverse, distorted”), Icelandic rangur (“wrong”), Norwegian Nynorsk rang (“wrong”), Dutch wrang (“bitter, sour”) and the first element in the mythic Old Frisian city of Rungholt (“crooked wood”). More at wring.

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