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    wrong
    /rɒŋ/

    adjective

    adverb

    • 1. in an unsuitable or undesirable manner or direction: "what am I doing wrong?"

    noun

    verb

    • 1. act unjustly or dishonestly towards: "they would kill a man who wronged a family"

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  2. The meaning of WRONG is an injurious, unfair, or unjust act : action or conduct inflicting harm without due provocation or just cause. How to use wrong in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Wrong.

  3. WRONG meaning: 1. not correct: 2. If someone is wrong, they are not correct in their judgment or statement about…. Learn more.

  4. deviating from truth or fact; erroneous: a wrong answer. Synonyms: mistaken, untrue, false, incorrect, inaccurate. not correct in action, judgment, opinion, method, etc., as a person; in error: You are wrong to blame him. not proper or usual; not in accordance with requirements or recommended practice:

  5. 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”. synonyms: incorrect. inaccurate.

  6. 1. Not in conformity with fact or truth; incorrect or erroneous: a wrong answer. 2. a. Contrary to conscience, morality, or law: Stealing is wrong. b. Unfair; unjust: The kids felt it was wrong when some got to go on the field trip but not others. 3. Not required, intended, or wanted: took a wrong turn.

  7. If you say there is something wrong, you mean there is something unsatisfactory about the situation, person, or thing you are talking about. Pain is the body's way of telling us that something is wrong. Nobody seemed to notice anything wrong. ...a relationship that felt wrong from the start.

  8. Check pronunciation: wrong. Definition of wrong adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. wrong. noun. uk / rɒŋ / us. [ C, U ] something that is not morally right: She's old enough to know the difference between right and wrong. be in the wrong. to be responsible for a mistake or something bad that has happened.

  10. Contrary to fact, reason, some set standard, etc.; incorrect; inaccurate; false. Unfair; unjust. The kids felt it was wrong when some got to go on the field trip but not others. Not required, intended, or wanted. Took a wrong turn. In a wrong manner, direction, etc.; so as to be wrong; incorrectly; amiss.

  11. adjective. /rɔŋ/ not correct. not right or correct I got all the answers wrong. He was driving on the wrong side of the road. Sorry, I must have dialed the wrong number. You're holding the camera the wrong way up! That picture is the wrong way around. opposite right. Definitions on the go.

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