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WRONG
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right
Synonyms:
damage; legal injury; wrong
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("wrong" is a kind of...):
injury (wrongdoing that violates another's rights and is unjustly inflicted)
Derivation:
wrong (treat unjustly; do wrong to)
wrong (contrary to conscience or morality or law)
Sense 2
Meaning:
That which is contrary to the principles of justice or law
Example:
he feels that you are in the wrong
Synonyms:
wrong; wrongfulness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("wrong" is a kind of...):
injustice; unjustness (the practice of being unjust or unfair)
Antonym:
right (anything in accord with principles of justice)
Derivation:
wrong (treat unjustly; do wrong to)
wrong (contrary to conscience or morality or law)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules
Example:
the wrong side of the road
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
inaccurate (not accurate)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not appropriate for a purpose or occasion
Example:
said all the wrong things
Synonyms:
improper; wrong
Classified under:
Similar:
inappropriate (not suitable for a particular occasion etc)
Derivation:
wrongness (inappropriate conduct)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
Example:
based on the wrong assumptions
Synonyms:
incorrect; wrong
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
erroneous (containing or characterized by error)
fallacious (based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information)
false; mistaken (arising from error)
Also:
inaccurate (not accurate)
improper (not suitable or right or appropriate)
false (not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality)
Attribute:
correctness; rightness (conformity to fact or truth)
Antonym:
right (free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth)
Derivation:
wrongness (the quality of not conforming to fact or truth)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Based on or acting or judging in error
Example:
it is wrong to think that way
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
wrongheaded (obstinately perverse in judgment or opinion)
Antonym:
right (correct in opinion or judgment)
Derivation:
wrongness (the quality of not conforming to fact or truth)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Not functioning properly
Example:
something is wrong with the engine
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
malfunctioning; nonfunctional (not performing or able to perform its regular function)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Badly timed
Example:
it was the wrong moment for a joke
Synonyms:
ill-timed; unseasonable; untimely; wrong
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
inopportune (not opportune)
Sense 7
Meaning:
Used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward
Example:
socks worn wrong side out
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
inside (relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space)
Sense 8
Meaning:
Not in accord with established usage or procedure
Example:
it is incorrect for a policeman to accept gifts
Synonyms:
incorrect; wrong
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
improper (not suitable or right or appropriate)
Sense 9
Meaning:
Contrary to conscience or morality or law
Example:
it is wrong to lie
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
condemnable; criminal; deplorable; reprehensible; vicious (bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure)
base; immoral (not adhering to ethical or moral principles)
misguided; mistaken (wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment)
Also:
unethical (not conforming to approved standards of social or professional behavior)
evil (morally bad or wrong)
unjust (violating principles of justice)
immoral (deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong)
improper (not suitable or right or appropriate)
wicked (morally bad in principle or practice)
Attribute:
rightness (according with conscience or morality)
Antonym:
right (in conformance with justice or law or morality)
Derivation:
wrong (any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right)
wrong (that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law)
wrongness (contrary to conscience or morality)
III. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they wrong ... he / she / it wrongs
Past simple: wronged
Past participle: wronged
-ing form: wronging
Sense 1
Meaning:
Treat unjustly; do wrong to
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "wrong" is one way to...):
do by; handle; treat (interact in a certain way)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "wrong"):
aggrieve (infringe on the rights of)
sandbag (treat harshly or unfairly)
victimise; victimize (make a victim of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Antonym:
right (make reparations or amends for)
Derivation:
wrong (any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right)
wrong (that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law)
IV. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In an inaccurate manner
Example:
she guessed wrong
Synonyms:
incorrectly; wrong; wrongly
Classified under:
Context examples:
If Pluto feels you are in the wrong job, in time he will drag you to the right one.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
He could not do worse: he ruined his health and his estate amongst the worst men and the worst women.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
Why, Frederick, said she, I did not know I was doing wrong; you should have told me before.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
Light pollution is actually worse than that, according to the German-led team of researchers.
(Study: Earth’s Night Skies Getting Brighter, VOA)
The findings suggest that traumatic microbleeds are a form of injury to brain blood vessels and may predict worse outcomes.
(Microbleeds may worsen outcome after head injury, National Institutes of Health)
Our research finds that despite their good intentions, people are going about it the wrong way.
(Sometimes You Shouldn't Say Sorry, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Neurodegenerative disorders usually get worse over time and have no cure.
(Neurodegenerative disorder, NCI Dictionary)
I think it would be very wrong.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
A question about an individual's pain at its worst.
(Pain at its Worst, NCI Thesaurus)
Early diagnosis and treatment can prevent some symptoms from getting worse.
(Paget's Disease of Bone, NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
