Wrong
nnoun.attributethat which is contrary to the principles of justice or lawSynset:wrongfulness
Examples:- he feels that you are in the wrong
Antonyms:rightrightfulness
Derivationally Related Form:wrongfulwrong
Hypernyms:injustice unjustness
Inherited Hypernyms:wronginjusticeunrighteousnessimmoralityqualityattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.actany harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal rightSynset:damage legal injury
Derivationally Related Form:wrong
Hypernyms:injury
Inherited Hypernyms:wronginjurywrongdoingactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.socialtreat unjustly; do wrong toAntonyms:right
Derivationally Related Form:wrong
Hypernyms:do by handle treat
Inherited Hypernyms:wrongtreatinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:aggrievesandbagvictimisevictimize
Full Troponyms:aggrievebeatbetraybilkbleedcheatcheat oncozencribdeceivedouble crossensnareextortflim-flamfoolfudgegazumpgyphoaxhumbugjobjuggleoverchargeplay aroundrigsandbagsharkshillshort-changesnookertwo-timevictimizewelshwhipsaw
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody
adjadj.allnot correct; not in conformity with fact or truthAttributes:correctness rightness
Synset:incorrect
Examples:- 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
Antonyms:rightcorrect
Derivationally Related Form:wrongnessincorrectness
Inherited Hypernyms:incorrect
Similar to:erroneous fallacious false mistaken
See also:false improper inaccurate
adjadj.allcontrary to conscience or morality or lawAttributes:rightness
Examples:- it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor
- cheating is wrong
- it is wrong to lie
Antonyms:right
Derivationally Related Form:wrongnesswrong
Inherited Hypernyms:wrong
Similar to:base immoral condemnable criminal deplorable reprehensible vicious misguided mistaken
See also:evil immoral improper unethical unjust wicked
adj satadj.allnot appropriate for a purpose or occasionSynset:improper
Examples:- said all the wrong things
Antonyms:appropriate
Derivationally Related Form:impropernesswrongness
Inherited Hypernyms:improper
Similar to:inappropriate
adj satadj.allnot functioning properlySynset:amiss awry haywire
Examples:- something is amiss
- has gone completely haywire
- something is wrong with the engine
Antonyms:functioning
Inherited Hypernyms:amiss
Similar to:malfunctioning nonfunctional
adjadj.allbased on or acting or judging in errorExamples:- it is wrong to think that way
Antonyms:right
Derivationally Related Form:wrongness
Inherited Hypernyms:wrong
Similar to:wrongheaded
adj satadj.allnot in accord with established usage or procedureSynset:incorrect
Examples:- the wrong medicine
- the wrong way to shuck clams
- it is incorrect for a policeman to accept gifts
Antonyms:proper
Inherited Hypernyms:wrong
Similar to:improper
adj satadj.allused of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inwardExamples:- socks worn wrong side out
Antonyms:outside
Inherited Hypernyms:wrong
Similar to:inside
adj satadj.allbadly timedSynset:ill-timed unseasonable untimely
Examples:- an ill-timed intervention
- you think my intrusion unseasonable
- an untimely remark
- it was the wrong moment for a joke
Antonyms:opportune
Derivationally Related Form:unseasonablenessuntimeliness
Inherited Hypernyms:ill-timed
Similar to:inopportune
adj satadj.allcharacterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rulesSynset:faulty incorrect
Examples:- he submitted a faulty report
- an incorrect transcription
- the wrong side of the road
Antonyms:accurate
Derivationally Related Form:faultfaultiness
Inherited Hypernyms:faulty
Similar to:inaccurate
advadv.allin an inaccurate mannerSynset:incorrectly wrongly
Examples:- he decided to reveal the details only after other sources had reported them incorrectly
- she guessed wrong
Antonyms:rightcorrectly
Pertainyms:incorrectwrong
Inherited Hypernyms:incorrectly