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wrong
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- pronunciation:
- rawng
- parts of speech:
- adjective, adverb, noun, transitive verb
- phrases:
- go wrong, in the wrong
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
not true, factual, or correct.
Your answer is wrong.- synonyms:
- erroneous, false, inaccurate, incorrect, mistaken, off base, untrue
- antonyms:
- correct, right
- similar words:
- all wet, fallacious, faulty, full of beans, imprecise, inexact, off, out in left field, unfounded
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| definition 2: |
deviating from the standard for moral goodness or rightness; sinful.
Murder is wrong.- synonyms:
- bad, immoral, sinful, unethical
- antonyms:
- ethical, right
- similar words:
- blameworthy, dishonest, evil, illegal, illicit, improper, iniquitous, peccant, reprehensible, unlawful, vile, villainous, wicked
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| definition 3: |
acting in an unjust, unsuitable, or incorrect way.
She was wrong to tell you that.- synonyms:
- unfair, unjust
- antonyms:
- right
- similar words:
- foolish, ill-mannered, impolite, improper, rude, ungentlemanly, unladylike, unwise
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| definition 4: |
not suitable or intended.
We added the wrong spices.He picked the wrong moment to speak.- synonyms:
- improper, inappropriate, unsuitable
- antonyms:
- appropriate, proper, right
- similar words:
- inapplicable, inapposite, inapt, incompatible, incorrect, malapropos
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| definition 5: |
amiss; awry; not working properly.
There is something wrong with my car.The doctor did some tests but found nothing wrong with me.- synonyms:
- amiss
- similar words:
- awry, faulty, on the blink, out of whack
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| definition 6: |
opposite the principal, prominent, or finished side or part.
the wrong side of the fabric- synonyms:
- back
- antonyms:
- right
- similar words:
- inverse, opposite, rear, reverse, rough, unfinished
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| related words: |
base, guilty, illogical, off-color, shameful |
adverb + (adj.)wrong
absolutely,
criminally,
dangerously,
dead,
demonstrably,
disastrously,
downright,
drastically,
dreadfully,
ethically,
factually,
flat,
flat-out,
flatly,
fundamentally,
gravely,
horribly,
inherently,
intrinsically,
mistakenly,
morally,
objectively,
patently,
profoundly,
seriously,
spectacularly,
terribly,
totally,
tragically,
unequivocally,
unwittingly
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(adj.)wrong
+ noun
answer, criteria, direction, impression, message, that, turn
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| definition 1: |
in the wrong way; improperly.
I pronounced his name wrong.- synonyms:
- amiss, badly, improperly, inaccurately, incorrectly
- antonyms:
- properly, right
- similar words:
- awry, poorly
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| definition 2: |
unlawfully or immorally.
- synonyms:
- illegally, immorally, sinfully, unlawfully
- antonyms:
- right
- similar words:
- badly
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
unfair, illegal, or injurious treatment or action; injustice.
They have done him much wrong.- synonyms:
- abuse, evil, injury, injustice
- antonyms:
- right
- similar words:
- grievance, iniquity, the shaft
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| definition 2: |
conduct that is unethical, immoral, or incorrect.
the difference between right and wrong- synonyms:
- depravity, evil, immorality, iniquity, sinfulness, wickedness, wrongdoing
- antonyms:
- right, virtue
- similar words:
- crime, harm, injustice, misconduct, sin, transgression, trespass, vice, villainy
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| definition 3: |
the quality or condition of being improper or incorrect (usu. prec. by "the").
She was in the wrong when she punished that boy so severely.- antonyms:
- right
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| related words: |
abuse, damage, disfavor, enormity, error, outrage, turn, violence, wound |
adjective + (n.)wrong
historical, moral, past, perceived, right
verb + (n.)wrong
acknowledge, address, avenge, correct, perceive, prove, rectify, redress, remedy, right, undo
(n.)wrong
+ verb
commit, inflict, suffer
noun + (n.)wrong
date, dwelling, justice, name, remedy, right
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| phrase: |
go wrong, in the wrong |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
wrongs, wronging, wronged |
| definition 1: |
to commit wrong toward; treat badly or unjustly.
- synonyms:
- abuse, ill-use, mistreat, misuse
- similar words:
- aggrieve, maltreat, oppress, persecute, shaft
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| definition 2: |
to make incorrect or unfair remarks or assumptions about; malign.
The local paper wronged her and damaged her reputation.- synonyms:
- defame, denigrate, malign, slander, smear, smirch
- similar words:
- abuse, badmouth, belittle, bespatter, insult, libel, slur
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| related words: |
affront, injure, misuse, outrage, wound |
| derivations: |
wrongly (adv.), wrongness (n.) |
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