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WRONG

Definition:

1. [adverb] in an incorrect manner; "she guessed wrong"
   Synonyms: incorrectly, ly
   
   
2. [noun] that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law; "he feels that you are in the wrong"
   Synonyms: fulness
   
   
3. [noun] a legal injury is any damage resulting from a violation of a legal right
   Synonyms: legal injury, damage
   
   
4. [verb] treat unjustly; do wrong to
   
   
5. [adjective] not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth; "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"
   Synonyms: incorrect
   
   
6. [adjective] contrary to conscience or morality or law; "it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor"; "cheating is wrong"; "it is wrong to lie"
   
   
7. [adjective] not appropriate for a purpose or occasion; "unsuitable attire for the office"; "said all the wrong things"
   Synonyms: unsuitable, improper
   
   
8. [adjective] not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine"
   Synonyms: amiss, awry, haywire
   
   
9. [adjective] not according with the facts; "unfortunately the statement was simply untrue"; "the facts as reported were wrong"
   Synonyms: untrue
   
   
10. [adjective] based on or acting or judging in error; "it is wrong to think that way"
    
    
11. [adjective] not in accord with established usage or procedure; "the wrong medicine"; "the wrong way to shuck clams"
    
    
12. [adjective] not conforming with accepted standards of propriety or taste; undesirable; "incorrect behavior"; "she was seen in all the wrong places"; "He thought it was wrong for her to go out to work"
    Synonyms: inappropriate, incorrect
    
    
13. [adjective] used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward; "socks worn wrong side out"
    
    
14. [adjective] badly timed; "an ill-timed intervention"; "you think my intrusion unseasonable"; "an untimely remark"; "it was the wrong moment for a joke"
    Synonyms: ill-timed, ill timed, unseasonable, untimely
    
    

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Related Words:

• aggrieve
• sandbag
• victimize, victimise

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