wrong

UK /ˈɹɒŋ/ US /ˈɹɒŋ/
adj 5noun 4verb 3adv 1

Definitions

adj

1

Incorrect or untrue.

Some of your answers were correct, and some were wrong.

Among this princely heap, if any here / By false intelligence or wrong surmise / Hold me a foe […]

2

Asserting something incorrect or untrue.

You're wrong: he's not Superman at all.

3

Immoral, not good, bad.

It is wrong to lie.

Shepard: Some part of you must still realize this is wrong. You can fight this!

4

Improper; unfit; unsuitable.

A bikini is the wrong thing to wear on a cold day.

5

Not working; out of order.

Something is wrong with my cellphone.

Don't cry, honey. Tell me what's wrong.

adv

1

In a way that isn't right; incorrectly, wrongly.

I spelled several names wrong in my address book.

You're doing it all wrong!

noun

1

Something that is immoral or not good.

Injustice is a heinous wrong.

2

An instance of wronging someone (sometimes with possessive to indicate the wrongdoer).

Can she excuse my wrongs with Virtue's cloak? Shall I call her good when she proves unkind?

3

The incorrect or unjust position or opinion.

I blame not her: she could say little less; She had the wrong.

4

The opposite of right; the concept of badness.

Thus much of this will make Black white, foul fair, wrong right, Base noble, old young, coward valiant.

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