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Definitions of wrong
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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"
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To treat with injustice; to deprive of some right, or to withhold some act of justice from; to do undeserved harm to; to deal unjustly with; to injure.
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Whatever deviates from moral rectitude; usually, an act that involves evil consequences, as one which inflicts injury on a person; any injury done to, or received from; another; a trespass; a violation of right.
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Wrongly.
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To be unjust to; injure.
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not functioning properly; " something is amiss"; " has gone completely haywire"; " something is wrong with the engine"
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Erroneous; improper.
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not functioning properly; " something is amiss"; " has gone completely haywire"; " the telephone is out of order"; " what's the matter with your vacuum cleaner?"; " something is wrong with the engine"
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not in accord with established usage or procedure; " the wrong medicine"; " the wrong way to shuck clams"
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Not according to the laws of good morals, whether divine or human; not suitable to the highest and best end; not morally right; deviating from rectitude or duty; not just or equitable; not true; not legal; as, a wrong practice; wrong ideas; wrong inclinations and desires.
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Twisted; wry; as, a wrong nose.
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a legal injury is any damage resulting from a violation of a legal right
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Not rightly; amiss.
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not appropriate for a purpose or occasion; " unsuitable attire for the office"; " said all the wrong things"
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Whatever is not right or just: any injury done to another.
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used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward; " socks worn wrong side out"
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To injure; oppress; misrepresent; defraud.
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Violating right or justice.
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To injure; to treat with injustice; to impute evil unjustly.
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imp. of Wring. Wrung.
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That which is not right.
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Not according to truth; not conforming to fact or intent; not right; mistaken; erroneous; as, a wrong statement.
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Nonconformity or disobedience to lawful authority, divine or human; deviation from duty; - the opposite of moral right.
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In a wrong manner; not rightly; amiss; morally ill; erroneously; wrongly.
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that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law; " he feels that you are in the wrong"
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Deviation or departure from truth or fact; state of falsity; error; as, to be in the wrong.
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Turned aside from a straight line; not right; unfit; unsuitable; not according to truth.
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Amiss; out of order; as, at the wrong time; not morally right; false; unjust; not lawful; not according to truth or fact; as, his statement was wrong; not fit or suitable; not according to intention or purpose.
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treat unjustly; do wrong to
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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"
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To do evil to; to harm; as, the untrue statements wrong the man.
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in an incorrect manner; " she guessed wrong"
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Not physically right; not fit or suitable; not appropriate for use; not morally right; deviating from rectitude; not just or equitable; not legal; not according to truth; erroneous; in error.
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Not just or right; not correct; not fit.
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Not according to rule or right: not fit or suitable: incorrect: not right or true.
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not according with the facts; " unfortunately the statement was simply untrue"; " the facts as reported were wrong"
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What is wrung or turned aside from the right or straight way to the desired end; error; injury; injustice.
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Whatever deviates from moral rectitude; any injury done to another; a trespass; a violation of right. Wrongs are public or private. Private wrongs, as defined by Blackstone, civil injuries immediately affecting individuals; public wrongs are crimes and misdemeanours which affect the community. In the wrong, in a wrong position; in error.
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Not rightly.
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To injure; to treat with injustice; to deprive of some right, or to withhold some act of justice from; to do injustice to by imputation; to impute evil unjustly.
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An injury; mischief; crime; error.
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Designed to be worn or placed inward; as, the wrong side of a garment or of a piece of cloth.
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badly timed; " an ill- timed intervention"; " you think my intrusion unseasonable"; " an untimely remark"; " it was the wrong moment for a joke"
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Injustice: injury.
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That which is not right; an evil or injury.
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To impute evil to unjustly; as, if you suppose me capable of a base act, you wrong me.
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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"
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based on or acting or judging in error; " it is wrong to think that way"
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To do wrong to: to deprive of some right: to injure.
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In a manner not right.
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Not rightly; amiss; morally ill; erroncously.
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Not fit or suitable to an end or object; not appropriate for an intended use; not according to rule; unsuitable; improper; incorrect; as, to hold a book with the wrong end uppermost; to take the wrong way.
Antonyms for wrong
congruous, dead-on, keeping, noble, high, word-perfect, irreproachable, legit, praise, superb, heavenly, reputable, fairish, good, confession, pointed, prime, excuse, unsurpassed, spotless, excellence, integrity, inoffensive, uncorrupted, classic, high-grade, lily-white, right-minded, redress, useful, seemly, compatible, nifty, tolerable, acceptable, banner, apposite, benefit, supernal, precise, germane, fairness, consonant, esteemed, righteous, top, balanced, rightfulness, exact, goodness, strict, timely, squeaky-clean, serviceable, swell, slick, fabulous, defense, neat, plea, exceptional, honest, so-so, virtuousness, straight, spot-on, faultless, unblemished, flawless, creditable, terrific, first class, respect, justness, fitting, boss, adequate, functioning, refined, sustain, meet, middling, felicitous, impartiality, letter-perfect, pretty, nice, licensed, groovy, apology, aright, respectable, faithful, satisfying, first-rate, confirmed, observation, correct, ethical, care for, approved, absolute, respected, unerring, fair, appropriate, sensational, legality, seamless, lawfulness, endorsed, companionate, honourable, legitimate, informed, tend, so, congenial, becoming, permissible, immaculate, incorruptible, legal, excellent, true, upstanding, pure, justification, special, close, fit, wholesome, encouraged, tip-top, probity, fancy, mathematical, applicable, rightness, lawful, great, fair shake, seasonable, wonderful, premium, jim-dandy, equity, conserve, picture-perfect, marvelous, laud, all-right, protect, lofty, law, superlative, sound, worthy, shield, top-notch, ideal, sportsmanlike, worthiness, genteel, virtue, gratifying, A1, bang on, Indefectible, mediocre, Panegyrize, authentic, vindicate, vindication, permitted, splendid, exemplary, classical, delicate, bang up, decorous, uprightness, regard, guiltless, elevated, moral, chaste, mean, honorable, compensate, outside, valid, unobjectionable, sterling, satisfactory, upright, sufficient, rigorous, scrupulous, truth, harmonious, stellar, errorless, unexceptional, purity, happy, superior, tested, sportsmanly, supported, better, correctly, applaud, fine, venerable, proper, material, fortunate, kosher, accurate, pat, capital, extol, picture book, observance, innocent, licit, crackerjack, sublime, uphold, impeccable, hairline, just, keen, rectitude, perfect, standard, on-target, compliance, acknowledgment, relevant, borderline, abidance, law-abiding, eulogize, conformance, Abetted, opportune, O.K., Allowed, average, demonstrated, blameless, virtuous, passable, grand, par excellence, obedience, suitable, adherence, apropos, established, sanctioned, high-minded, consider, authorized, right, white, befitting, justice, favor, cherish, divine, principled, Fitted, clean, veracious, chastity, exculpation, proven, minimal, Promoted, commendable, relative, factual, apt, decent, dandy, conformity, choice.
Quotes of wrong
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The national Democratic Party has embraced abortion on demand. I believe this position is wrong in principle and out of the mainstream of our party's historic commitment to protecting the powerless.
– Robert Casey -
I am never wrong when it comes to my possibilities.
– Placido Domingo -
A theory has only the alternative of being right or wrong A model has a third possibility: it may be right, but irrelevant.
– Manfred Eigen -
If thy brother wrongs thee, remember not so much his wrong -doing, but more than ever that he is thy brother.
– Epictetus -
Well, you know, I- again, even in the context of BP, I wonder about this government's priorities. The federal government's top priority right now should be the cleanup. And BP certainly has done so many things wrong They need to be held to account.
– Carly Fiorina -
My page is junk, because I hate putting anything to do with me on the site, it just feels wrong
– Colin Greenwood -
While trying to protect the republic, the conspirators in Julius Caesar enable Mark Antony to triumph. In Rose Rage, the more Henry VI tries to fix things, the more they go wrong
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If I don't tell it all now, the story in the history books will always be imperfect and that would be wrong
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A girl in a bikini is like having a loaded pistol on your coffee table- There's nothing wrong with them, but it's hard to stop thinking about it.
– Garrison Keillor -
Actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness; wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness. By happiness is intended pleasure and the absence of pain.
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The artist never entirely knows. We guess. We may be wrong but we take leap after leap in the dark.
– Agnes de Mille -
The Times has much less power than you think. I believe we attribute power to the media generally that it simply doesn't have. It's very convenient to blame the media, the same way we blame television for everything that's going wrong in society.
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The destruction of civilian hamlets, the killing and the wounding of civilians, became vastly greater than it had been before, and it was very upsetting; but I still couldn't bring myself to understand that the policy itself was wrong
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It's queer how ready people always are with advice in any real or imaginary emergency, and no matter how many times experience has shown them to be wrong they continue to set forth their opinions, as if they had received them from the Almighty!
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I've never heard of anybody smoking a joint and going on a rampage. It makes you lie around on the floor and look at the ceiling. What's wrong with that?
– Billy Bob Thornton
Usage examples for wrong
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“ You are the last one I would wrong ”
– Stories of Many Lands by Grace Greenwood -
“ You were wrong in what you did. ”
– The Shrieking Pit by Arthur J. Rees -
“ " Well, this way we won't take the wrong road again," said Tom. ”
– Tom of the Raiders by Austin Bishop -
“ What was wrong with me? ”
– Where No Fear Was A Book About Fear by Arthur Christopher Benson -
“ Villon, you are quite wrong ”
– The Justice of the King by Hamilton Drummond -
“ Why did I go wrong ”
– Andy Grant's Pluck by Horatio Alger -
“ Because after- after things went wrong I could not take his money. ”
– The Master-Knot of Human Fate by Ellis Meredith -
“ He will not let you go wrong ”
– The High Calling by Charles M. Sheldon -
“ For Ditmar, a Chippering could do no wrong ”
– The Dwelling Place of Light, Complete by Winston Churchill Last Updated: March 5, 2009 -
“ She could think no wrong ”
– Our Nervous Friends Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness by Robert S. Carroll -
“ She would not, she could not believe anything wrong of Mark. ”
– The City of Fire by Grace Livingston Hill -
“ I couldn't know that you would take the wrong turn, could I? ”
– Peggy by Laura E. Richards -
“ But Ted did, and this was another wrong thing. ”
– The Curlytops on Star Island by Howard R. Garis -
“ But she was wrong ”
– The Truants by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason -
“ Wrong again; it's the Governmint's! ”
– A Diary Without Dates by Enid Bagnold -
“ Believe me, you have done no wrong ”
– Banked Fires by E. W. (Ethel Winifred) Savi -
“ Then you wrong me. ”
– Molly Bawn by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton -
“ That must be wrong ”
– Kenelm Chillingly, Complete by Edward Bulwer-Lytton -
“ She could not say what was wrong but something was wrong ”
– Undertow by Kathleen Norris -
“ " Perhaps I was wrong she said. ”
– The Turnstile by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason