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Wrong

adjective
1.
Not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth.  Synonym: incorrect.  "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"
2.
Contrary to conscience or morality or law.  "Cheating is wrong" , "It is wrong to lie"
3.
Not appropriate for a purpose or occasion.  Synonym: improper.
4.
Not functioning properly.  Synonyms: amiss, awry, haywire.  "Has gone completely haywire" , "Something is wrong with the engine"
5.
Based on or acting or judging in error.
6.
Not in accord with established usage or procedure.  Synonym: incorrect.  "The wrong way to shuck clams" , "It is incorrect for a policeman to accept gifts"
7.
Used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward.
8.
Badly timed.  Synonyms: ill-timed, unseasonable, untimely.  "You think my intrusion unseasonable" , "An untimely remark" , "It was the wrong moment for a joke"
9.
Characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules.  Synonyms: faulty, incorrect.  "An incorrect transcription" , "The wrong side of the road"
noun
1.
That which is contrary to the principles of justice or law.  Synonym: wrongfulness.
2.
Any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right.  Synonyms: damage, legal injury.
adverb
1.
In an inaccurate manner.  Synonyms: incorrectly, wrongly.  "She guessed wrong"
verb
1.
Treat unjustly; do wrong to.



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"Wrong" Quotes from Famous Books



... an unfortunate dream. Females may lose the respect of honorable and virtuous people. Deadly enemies are at work to defame character. Sweethearts will wrong each other. ...
— 10,000 Dreams Interpreted • Gustavus Hindman Miller
... foot an' I hate a man as makes a woman have to put the whole bed together again new every mornin'. I'm sure I don't see no good to come of kickin' nights an' I've talked to Elijah about layin' still till I should think he could n't but see how right I am an' how wrong he is, but still he goes right on kickin', an' now he's got it into his head as he's got to turn the town topsy-turvy by findin' out suthin' wrong as we'd rather not know, an' makin' us very uncomfortable ...
— Susan Clegg and a Man in the House • Anne Warner
... could fight if his heart were bold, and win if his faith were true — Were it love, or honour, or power, or gold, or all that our hearts pursue; Could live to the world for the family name, or die for the family pride, Could fly from sorrow, and wrong, and shame in the days ...
— In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses • Henry Lawson
... "I know I'm doing wrong, Aunty Em," Tillie replied sorrowfully. "Maybe the meeting to-day will help me to ...
— Tillie: A Mennonite Maid - A Story of the Pennsylvania Dutch • Helen Reimensnyder Martin
... again and again for leave to return to my school and finish my education. My relative refused to listen to me, and I suppose I did wrong, for I went straight to where they were recruiting for the Rifle-Regiment, and the ...
— !Tention - A Story of Boy-Life during the Peninsular War • George Manville Fenn


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