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Defenition of the word wrong

    • Defenition of the word wrong

      • Contradicting the facts.
      • not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "the telephone is out of order"; "what's the matter with your vacuum cleaner?"; "something is wrong with the engine"
      • badly timed; "an ill-timed intervention"; "you think my intrusion unseasonable"; "an untimely remark"; "it was the wrong moment for a joke"
      • not conforming with accepted standards of propriety or taste; undesirable; "incorrect behavior"; "she was seen in all the wrong places"; "He thought it was wrong for her to go out to work"
      • 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"
      • in an incorrect manner; "she guessed wrong"
      • not appropriate for a purpose or occasion; "unsuitable attire for the office"; "said all the wrong things"
      • not according with the facts; "unfortunately the statement was simply untrue"; "the facts as reported were wrong"
      • based on or acting or judging in error; "it is wrong to think that way"
      • used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward; "socks worn wrong side out"
      • not in accord with established usage or procedure; "the wrong medicine"; "the wrong way to shuck clams"
      • 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"
      • treat unjustly; do wrong to
      • a legal injury is any damage resulting from a violation of a legal right
      • that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law; "he feels that you are in the wrong"
      • any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right
      • that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law
      • characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules
      • not appropriate for a purpose or occasion
      • not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
      • based on or acting or judging in error
      • not functioning properly
      • badly timed
      • used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward
      • not in accord with established usage or procedure
      • contrary to conscience or morality or law
      • in an inaccurate manner

    Synonyms for the word wrong

      • abuse
      • amiss
      • awry
      • crime
      • criminal
      • damage
      • disadvantageous
      • dishonest
      • erroneous
      • false
      • harm
      • haywire
      • ill timed
      • ill-timed
      • ill-treat
      • illegal
      • immoral
      • improper
      • in the wrong
      • inappropriate
      • incorrect
      • incorrectly
      • iniquitous
      • injure
      • injury
      • injustice
      • insult
      • legal injury
      • mistaken
      • not right
      • noxious
      • off beam
      • offend
      • opprobrious
      • out of order
      • perverse
      • sin
      • sin against
      • sinful
      • the matter
      • undesirable
      • unethical
      • unjust
      • unreliable
      • unsafe
      • unsatisfactory
      • unseasonable
      • unsuitable
      • untimely
      • untrue
      • untrustworthy
      • vicious
      • wicked
      • wide of the mark
      • wound
      • wrongfulness
      • wrongly

    Similar words in the wrong

      • base
      • condemnable
      • criminal
      • deplorable
      • dishonorable
      • dishonourable
      • erroneous
      • evil
      • fallacious
      • false
      • immoral
      • improper
      • inaccurate
      • inappropriate
      • inopportune
      • inside
      • malfunctioning
      • mis
      • misguided
      • mistaken
      • nonfunctional
      • reprehensible
      • unethical
      • unjust
      • wicked
      • wrong
      • wrongdoer
      • wrongdoer's
      • wrongdoers
      • wrongdoing
      • wrongdoing's
      • wrongdoings
      • wronged
      • wronger
      • wrongest
      • wrongful
      • wrongfully
      • wrongfulness
      • wrongfulness's
      • wrongheaded
      • wrongheadedly
      • wrongheadedness
      • wrongheadedness's
      • wronging
      • wrongness
      • wrongness's

    Hyponyms for the word wrong

      • aggrieve
      • sandbag
      • victimise
      • victimize

    Hypernyms for the word wrong

      • actus reus
      • do by
      • handle
      • injury
      • injustice
      • misconduct
      • treat
      • unjustness
      • wrongdoing
      • wrongful conduct

    Antonyms for the word wrong

      • aright
      • compensate
      • correct
      • correctly
      • redress
      • right
      • rightfulness

    Idioms for the word wrong

      • on the wrond side
      • on the wrong side of 40
      • to get hold of the wrong end of the stick
      • to get off on the wrong foot
      • wrong end
      • wrong side
      • wrong side foremost
      • wrong side out

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