Wrong - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |rɔːŋ|  American pronunciation of the word wrong
Brit.  |rɒŋ|  British pronunciation of the word wrong

noun

- 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 (syn: damage)

verb

- treat unjustly; do wrong to

adjective

- not appropriate for a purpose or occasion (syn: improper)
said all the wrong things
- not functioning properly (syn: amiss, awry, haywire)
something is wrong with the engine
- not in accord with established usage or procedure (syn: incorrect)
the wrong medicine
the wrong way to shuck clams
- used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward
socks worn wrong side out
- badly timed (syn: ill-timed, unseasonable, untimely)
it was the wrong moment for a joke
- characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules (syn: faulty, incorrect)
the wrong side of the road

adverb

- in an inaccurate manner (syn: incorrectly, wrongly)
she guessed wrong

Extra examples

...any reasonable person should be expected to know the difference between right and wrong...

...trying to right all the wrongs in the world...

I don't want you to get the wrong impression of him.

Don't take this the wrong way, but I think you should start exercising.

Are my actions sending the wrong message?

These pages are in the wrong order.

I got four answers wrong on the test.

You're wrong; the answer is six.

You like baseball, or am I wrong?

Am I wrong in thinking that she should never have gone?

I think her birthday is May 11th, but I could be wrong.

He thinks I can't win, but I'm going to prove him wrong.

I entered the numbers wrong.

Her name was spelled wrong on the form.

I can't get this to work; could you show me what I did wrong?

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: wrong
he/she/it: wrongs
present participle: wronging
past tense: wronged
past participle: wronged
noun
singular: wrong
plural: wrongs
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