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wrong::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | wrongfulness |
| Type of | injustice, unjustness |
he feels that you are in the wrong.
wrong::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | damage, legal injury |
| Type of | injury |
wrong::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | incorrect |
| Derivation | wrongness |
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.
wrong::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | improper |
| Derivation | wrongness |
said all the wrong things.
wrong::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | incorrect |
the wrong medicine.
the wrong way to shuck clams.
wrong::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | wrongness |
it is wrong to think that way.
wrong::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | wrongness |
it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor.
cheating is wrong.
it is wrong to lie.
wrong::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|
socks worn wrong side out.
Examples of wrong
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In other words, he said, unemployment fell last month, but for the wrong reason.
From the orlandosentinel.com
You felt only so many things could go wrong, then Barbecoa turned it up a notch.
From the bloomberg.com
I get the jilted feelings of Mizzou fans who think that Anderson did them wrong.
From the bostonherald.com
It is wrong to single out a segment of society, like smokers, for tax increases.
From the omaha.com
Sometimes I think if you cut in the wrong place, you shoot yourself in the foot.
From the kansas.com
When history decides to shift, people are always looking in the wrong direction.
From the sfgate.com
It is wrong to go after Social Security to pay down the governments other debts.
From the latimes.com
If they're tipped in the middle of the field, they're going to go the wrong way.
From the dailyherald.com
When things go as badly wrong as they have at BP, someone has to take the blame.
From the online.wsj.com
- Incorrect: 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"
- Incorrectly: in an inaccurate manner; "he decided to reveal the details only after other sources had reported them incorrectly"; "she guessed wrong"
- That which is contrary to the principles of justice or law; "he feels that you are in the wrong"
- Treat unjustly; do wrong to
- 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"
- Any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right
- Improper: not appropriate for a purpose or occasion; "said all the wrong things"
- Amiss(p): not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine"
- A wrong or being wrong is a concept in law, ethics, and science. In a colloquial sense, wrongness usually refers to a state of incorrectness, inaccuracy, error or miscalculation in any number of contexts. ...
