wrong

Meanings

Plural: wrongs

Noun

• that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law
  • "he feels that you are in the wrong"
• any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right
• Something that is immoral or not good.
• An instance of wronging someone (sometimes with possessive to indicate the wrongdoer).
• The incorrect or unjust position or opinion.
• The opposite of right; the concept of badness.

Verb

• treat unjustly; do wrong to
• To treat unjustly; to injure or harm; to do wrong by.
• To deprive of some right, or to withhold some act of justice.
• To slander; to impute evil to unjustly.

Adjective

• 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"
• 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"
• based on or acting or judging in error
  • "it is wrong to think that way"

Adjective Satellite

• not appropriate for a purpose or occasion
  • "said all the wrong things"
• not functioning properly
  • "something is wrong with the engine"
• not in accord with established usage or procedure
  • "the wrong medicine"
  • "the wrong way to shuck clams"
• used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward
  • "socks worn wrong side out"
• badly timed
  • "it was the wrong moment for a joke"
• characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules; ; ; the wrong side of the road"

Adverb

• in an inaccurate manner
  • "she guessed wrong"

Adj

• Incorrect or untrue.
• Asserting something incorrect or untrue.
• Immoral, not good, bad.
• Improper; unfit; unsuitable.
• Not working; out of order.
• Designed to be worn or placed inward
• Twisted; wry.

Adv

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

Synonyms

affliction, aggrievance, amiss, awry, bad manners, badness, damage, delinquency, depravity, detrimental, devilishness, devilment, devilry, deviltry, disobedience, distress, elfishness, error, false, faulty, goings-on, grief, grievance, hanky-panky, hardship, haywire, ill-timed, impishness, improper, impropriety, incorrect, incorrectly, iniquity, injurious, legal injury, misbehavior, mischief, mischievousness, misconduct, misdemeanor, misery, monkey business, naughtiness, prankishness, pranksomeness, puckishness, rascality, roguery, roguishness, ruth, sadness, scampishness, sin, sorrow, undelight, unfit, unjust, unseasonable, unsuitable, untimely, vexation, woe, wrength, wrong, wrongfulness, wrongly, wrongness

Antonyms

correct, correctly, right, rightfulness

Related Words

wronged, wrung

Anagrams of wrong