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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,
Opposite: right, correct, spot on,
• 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,
Opposite: legal, ethical,

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.

do wrong

• commit an unjust, dishonest, or immoral act.
"they admit she has done wrong, but believe the punishment is too harsh"

do someone wrong

• treat someone unjustly.
"he sought revenge against those who had done him wrong"

fall into the wrong hands

• (of information or an object) be stolen, or be found by an unfriendly person.
"this is a private letter that fell into the wrong hands"

get someone wrong

• misunderstand someone, especially by falsely ascribing malice to them.
"now, don't get me wrong, my fellow players are a great bunch of people"

get hold of the wrong end of the stick

• misunderstand something.

go down the wrong way

• (of food) enter the windpipe instead of the gullet.

go wrong

• make a mistake.

in the wrong

• responsible for a quarrel, mistake, or offence.
"who was in the wrong?"

on the wrong side of

• out of favour with.
"she knew not to get on the wrong side of him"

the wrong way round

• in the opposite of the normal or desirable orientation, direction, or sequence.
"the batteries were in the wrong way round"

two wrongs don't make a right

• the fact that someone has done something unjust or dishonest is no justification for acting in a similar way.

wrong side out

• inside out.



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