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Adjective: wrong (wronger,wrongest) róng- Not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
"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" - incorrect - 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" - Not appropriate for a purpose or occasion
"said all the wrong things" - improper - Not functioning properly
"something is wrong with the engine" - amiss, awry, haywire - Based on or acting or judging in error
"it is wrong to think that way" - Not in accord with established usage or procedure
"the wrong medicine"; "the wrong way to shuck clams" - incorrect - Used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward
"socks worn wrong side out" - Badly timed
"it was the wrong moment for a joke" - ill-timed, unseasonable, untimely - Characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules
"an incorrect transcription"; the wrong side of the road" - faulty, incorrect Noun: wrong róng- That which is contrary to the principles of justice or law
"he feels that you are in the wrong" - wrongfulness - Any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right
- legal injury, damage Verb: wrong róng- Treat unjustly; do wrong to
Adverb: wrong róng- In an inaccurate manner
"she guessed wrong" - incorrectly, wrongly, fallaciously
Derived forms: wronger, wronged, wrongs, wrongest, wronging See also: base, condemnable, correctness, criminal, deplorable, erroneous, evil, fallacious, false, immoral, improper, inaccurate, inappropriate, inopportune, inside, malfunctioning, misguided, mistaken, nonfunctional, reprehensible, rightness, unethical, unjust, vicious, wicked, wrongheaded, wrongly, wrongness Type of: do by, handle, injury, injustice, treat, unjustness Antonym: right Encyclopedia: Wrong |