wrong
adjective
[ rɒŋ ]
• not correct or true; incorrect.
• "that is the wrong answer"
Similar:
incorrect,
mistaken,
in error,
erroneous,
inaccurate,
not accurate,
inexact,
not exact,
imprecise,
invalid,
untrue,
false,
fallacious,
wide of the mark,
off target,
misleading,
illogical,
unsound,
unfounded,
without foundation,
faulty,
flawed,
off beam,
bogus,
phoney,
out,
way out,
full of holes,
dicey,
iffy,
dodgy,
abroad,
• unjust, dishonest, or immoral.
• "that was wrong of me"
Similar:
illegal,
against the law,
unlawful,
illicit,
indictable,
lawless,
lawbreaking,
criminal,
delinquent,
felonious,
dishonest,
dishonourable,
corrupt,
unethical,
immoral,
morally wrong,
bad,
wicked,
base,
evil,
sinful,
foul,
despicable,
iniquitous,
nefarious,
blameworthy,
condemnable,
culpable,
crooked,
shady,
bent,
not cricket,
wrong
adverb
• in an unsuitable or undesirable manner or direction.
• "what am I doing wrong?"
wrong
noun
• an unjust, dishonest, or immoral act.
• "I have done you a great wrong"
Similar:
misdeed,
bad deed,
bad act/action,
offence,
injury,
crime,
unlawful act,
illegal act,
violation,
infringement,
infraction,
transgression,
peccadillo,
sin,
injustice,
unfairness,
unjust act,
grievance,
outrage,
atrocity,
malfeasance,
tort,
trespass,
malefaction,
wrong
verb
• act unjustly or dishonestly towards.
• "they would kill a man who wronged a family"
Origin:
late Old English wrang, from Old Norse rangr ‘awry, unjust’; related to wring.