wrong
Meaning of wrong
adjective
- not correct or true; incorrect.
that is the wrong answer
- unjust, dishonest, or immoral.
that was wrong of me
they were wrong to take the law into their own hands
- in an unsuitable or undesirable manner or direction.
what am I doing wrong?
- an unjust, dishonest, or immoral act.
I have done you a great wrong
I was trying to teach my children right from wrong
- act unjustly or dishonestly towards.
they would kill a man who wronged a family
late Old English wrang, from Old Norse rangr ‘awry, unjust’; related to wring.
Information about wrong
- The plural form of wrong is: wrongs.
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Hyphenation of wrong
wrong
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- wrong is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
wrong synonyms
Meaning incorrect:
Meaning unsuitable:
Meaning amiss:
Meaning ill-timed:
Meaning wrongfulness:
Meaning legal injury:
Meaning incorrectly:
Meaning wrong in one's opinion or judgement:
Meaning wrong; incorrect:
Meaning not accurate:
Meaning not quite accurate or correct:
Meaning lacking exactness and accuracy of expression or detail:
Meaning a person made weak or disabled by illness or injury:
Meaning not in accordance with fact or reality; false or incorrect:
Meaning not according with truth or fact; incorrect:
Meaning based on a mistaken belief:
Meaning giving the wrong idea or impression:
Meaning lacking sense or clear, sound reasoning:
Meaning not based on sound or reliable evidence or reasoning:
Meaning having no foundation or basis in fact:
Meaning (of reasoning and other mental processes) mistaken or misleading because of flaws:
Meaning having or characterized by a fundamental weakness or imperfection:
Meaning not genuine or true (used in a disapproving manner when deception has been attempted):
Meaning not genuine; fraudulent:
Meaning mistaken; in error:
Meaning unpredictable and potentially dangerous:
Meaning full of uncertainty; doubtful:
Meaning dishonest or unreliable:
Meaning in or to a foreign country or countries:
Meaning contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law:
Meaning not conforming to, permitted by, or recognized by law or rules:
Meaning forbidden by law, rules, or custom:
Meaning (of an offence) rendering the person who commits it liable to be charged with a serious crime that warrants a trial by jury:
Meaning not governed by or obedient to laws; characterized by a lack of civic order:
Meaning relating to crime:
Meaning (typically of a young person) tending to commit crime, particularly minor crime:
Meaning relating to or involved in crime:
Meaning behaving or prone to behave in an untrustworthy, deceitful, or insincere way:
Meaning having or showing a willingness to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain:
Meaning not morally correct:
Meaning not conforming to accepted standards of morality:
Meaning of poor quality or a low standard:
Meaning evil or morally wrong:
Meaning the lowest part or edge of something, especially the part on which it rests or is supported:
Meaning profoundly immoral and wicked:
Meaning wicked and immoral; committing or characterized by the committing of sins:
Meaning wicked or immoral:
Meaning deserving hatred and contempt:
Meaning grossly unfair and morally wrong:
Meaning (typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal:
Meaning responsible for wrongdoing and deserving of censure or blame:
Meaning deserving blame:
Meaning bent or twisted out of shape or out of place:
Meaning situated in or full of shade:
Meaning sharply curved or having an angle:
Meaning a wicked or illegal act:
Meaning damage to a person's feelings:
Meaning an action or omission which constitutes an offence and is punishable by law:
Meaning the action of violating someone or something:
Meaning the action of breaking the terms of a law, agreement, etc.; violation:
Meaning a violation or infringement of a law or agreement:
Meaning an act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct; an offence:
Meaning a relatively minor fault or sin:
Meaning an immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law:
Meaning an unjust act or occurrence:
Meaning lack of equality or justice:
Meaning a real or imagined cause for complaint, especially unfair treatment:
Meaning an action or event causing outrage:
Meaning an extremely wicked or cruel act, typically one involving physical violence or injury:
Meaning wrongdoing, especially (US) by a public official:
Meaning a wrongful act or an infringement of a right (other than under contract) leading to legal liability:
Meaning a sin or offence:
wrong antonyms
Meaning morally good, justified, or acceptable:
Meaning free from error; in accordance with fact or truth:
Meaning relating to the law:
Meaning relating to moral principles or the branch of knowledge dealing with these:
Translation of wrong
- German: falsch, inkorrekt, unrichtig
- French: faux, incorrect
- Italian: sbagliato, errato, erroneo
- Portuguese: errado, incorrecto
- Spanish: incorrecto, errado
Anagrams of wrong
Words that rhyme with wrong
Rong, rong, barong, sarong, athrong, enthrong, inthrong, overthrong, throng, morong, Dryprong, biprong, prong, sprong, Armstrong, Strong, armstrong, harstrong, headstrong, overstrong, strong, superstrong, unstrong, wonderstrong, Souphanourong, binturong, awrong
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