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wrong
- /ˈɹɒŋ/ UK
- /ɹaŋ/ Northumbria, UK
- /ˈɹɔŋ/ US
- /ˈɹɑŋ/ cot caught merger
Rhymes with -ɒŋ
Where it comes from
From Middle English wrong, from Old English wrang (“wrong, twisted, uneven”), from Old Norse rangr, vrangr (“crooked, wrong”), from Proto-Germanic *wrangaz (“crooked, twisted, turned awry”), from Proto-Indo-European *werḱ-, *wrengʰ- (“to twist, weave, tie together”), from *wer- (“to turn, bend”). Cognate with Scots wrang (“wrong”), Danish vrang (“wrong, crooked”), Swedish vrång (“perverse, distorted”), Icelandic rangur (“wrong”), Norwegian Nynorsk rang (“wrong”), Dutch wrang (“bitter, sour”) and the first element in the mythic Old Frisian city of Rungholt (“crooked wood”). More at wring.
adjective more wrong · most wrong
- Incorrect or untrue. Some of your answers were correct, and some were wrong.
- Asserting something incorrect or untrue. You're wrong: he's not Superman at all.
- Immoral, not good, bad. It is wrong to lie.
- Improper; unfit; unsuitable. A bikini is the wrong thing to wear on a cold day.
- Not working; out of order. Something is wrong with my cellphone.
- Designed to be worn or placed inward. the wrong side of a garment or of a piece of cloth
- Twisted; wry. a wrong nose
Similar: injurious, unjust, faulty, detrimental, unfit, unsuitable, false · Opposite: right
adverb more wrong · most wrong
- In a way that isn't right; incorrectly, wrongly. I spelled several names wrong in my address book.
noun wrongs
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Something that is immoral or not good.
Injustice is a heinous wrong.
Similar: depravity, iniquity, sin, atrocity, infamy, outrage, turpitude, wickedness, wrong
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An instance of wronging someone (sometimes with possessive to indicate the wrongdoer).
Can she excuse my wrongs with Virtue's cloak? Shall I call her good when she proves unkind?
Similar: hardship, sorrow, wrongdoing, crime, delict, delinquency, error, malfeasance, misdeed, misdemeanor, misdoing, offense
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The incorrect or unjust position or opinion.
I blame not her: she could say little less; She had the wrong.
Similar: error, wrength, wrongness, wrongfulness
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The opposite of right; the concept of badness.
Thus much of this will make Black white, foul fair, wrong right, Base noble, old young, coward valiant.
Similar: impropriety, roguery, bad manners, badness, delinquency, devilishness, devilment, devilry, deviltry, disobedience, elfishness, goings-on
verb wrongs · wronging · wronged
- To treat unjustly; to injure or harm; to do wrong by. The dealer wronged us by selling us this lemon of a car.
- To deprive of some right, or to withhold some act of justice. ... And might by no suit gain our audience. When we are wrong'd and would unfold our griefs, We are denied access unto his person Even by those men that most have done us wrong.
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To slander; to impute evil to unjustly.
O masters! if I were dispos'd to stir Your hearts and minds to mutiny and rage, I should do Brutus wrong, and Cassius wrong, Who (you all know) are honorable men. I will not do them wrong; I rather choose To wrong the dead, to wrong myself and you, Than I will wrong such honorable men.
Similar: libel, malign, traduce, assassinate, asperse, backbite, badmouth, befoul, belibel, besmirch, besmear, bewray
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: incorrect, inaccurate, incorrectly, misguided, erroneous, wrongfulness, false, amiss, mistaken, wrongheaded, unethical, improper, ill-timed, inopportune, untimely, unseasonable
adjective
Similar: injurious, unjust, faulty, detrimental, unfit, unsuitable, false · Opposite: right
Translations
Every language
adj incorrect
| Español | incorrecto, falso, equivocado, errado, erróneo, plancha quemada |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 그른 geureun |
| 日本語 | 間違った machigatta, 誤った ayamatta, 違った chigatta |
| 中文 | 錯 /错 cuò |
| हिन्दी | अशुद्ध aśuddh, त्रुटिपूर्ण truṭipūrṇ, ग़लत ġalat |
| Português | errado, incorreto |
| Français | erroné, incorrect, fautif, faux |
| Deutsch | falsch, verkehrt |
| Italiano | sbagliato, errato, erroneo, scorretto |
| Ελληνικά | λανθασμένος lanthasménos, λάθος láthos, εσφαλμένος esfalménos |
| Română | greșit, incorect |
| Русский | непра́вильный neprávilʹnyj, неве́рный nevérnyj, оши́бочный ošíbočnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | sai, không đúng |
| العربية | خَاطِئ ḵāṭiʔ, خَطَأ ḵaṭaʔ |
| עברית | לא נכון lo nakhon |
adj asserting something incorrect — see also be wrong
| Português | errado, equivocado |
|---|---|
| Français | dans l'erreur, avoir tort |
| Deutsch | falschliegen, irren, danebenliegen |
| Ελληνικά | κάνω λάθος káno láthos, πλανώμαι planómai, απατώμαι apatómai |
| Русский | непра́вый neprávyj |
| العربية | مُخْطِئ muḵṭiʔ |
adj immoral
| Español | malo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 悪い, よくない yokunai |
| हिन्दी | अनैतिक anaitik |
| Português | errado, imoral |
| Français | immoral, mal |
| Deutsch | falsch, unrecht, ungerecht, unfair |
| Italiano | immorale |
| Ελληνικά | λάθος láthos |
| Română | nedrept, imoral |
| Русский | плохо́й ploxój, нехоро́ший nexoróšij, безнравственный beznravstvennyj, аморальный amoralʹnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | xấu, không tốt |
adj improper
| Español | incorrecto, falso |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 悪い, よくない yokunai, 不適当な, 不適切な |
| हिन्दी | अनुचित anucit |
| Português | errado, impróprio, inadequado |
| Français | impropre, mauvais |
| Deutsch | falsch |
| Italiano | improprio |
| Ελληνικά | λάθος láthos, ακατάλληλος akatállilos |
| Русский | несоотве́тствующий nesootvétstvujuščij, непра́вильный neprávilʹnyj |
adj not working
| 日本語 | 具合が悪くて, 故障で koshōde, 調子が狂って |
|---|---|
| Português | errado |
| Français | qui ne va pas |
| Deutsch | nicht in Ordnung |
| Русский | неиспра́вный neisprávnyj |
adj designed to be worn or placed inward
| Português | errado, avesso |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | falsch, verkehrt |
| Ελληνικά | στραβός stravós, ανάποδος anápodos |
adv wrongly, incorrectly
| Português | incorretamente, erroneamente, erradamente, errado |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | falsch, verkehrt |
| Italiano | erroneamente, male |
| Ελληνικά | λάθος láthos, στραβά stravá |
| Русский | непра́вильно neprávilʹno, не та́к ne ták |
noun something immoral
| Español | mal, crimen |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | अनुचित anucit, अनैतिक anaitik |
| Português | mal |
| Français | crime |
| Deutsch | Vergehen, Verfehlung, Unrecht |
| Italiano | torto |
| Ελληνικά | κακό kakó |
| Русский | зло zlo, грех grex, преступле́ние prestuplénije, оши́бка ošíbka |
noun instance of wronging someone
| Español | entuerto, sinrazón |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | अन्याय anyāy |
| Português | erro |
| Deutsch | Verfehlung, Fehltritt, Fehler |
| Ελληνικά | κρίμα kríma, αδίκημα adíkima |
noun incorrect opinion or position
| Español | entuerto |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | त्रुटिपूर्ण truṭipūrṇ, दोषपूर्ण doṣpūrṇ |
| Français | tort |
| Deutsch | Unrecht |
noun opposite of right
| हिन्दी | अशुद्ध aśuddh, त्रुटिपूर्ण truṭipūrṇ |
|---|---|
| Português | injúria |
| Français | tort |
| Deutsch | Unrecht, Falsche |
| Italiano | torto |
| Ελληνικά | κακό kakó |
verb to treat unjustly
| Español | herir, dañar |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | अन्यायपूर्वक anyāypūrvak |
| Português | maltratar, injustiçar |
| Français | nuire |
| Deutsch | ungerecht handeln, jmdn. ungerecht behandeln |
| Ελληνικά | αδικώ adikó, βλάπτω vlápto |
| Русский | навредить navreditʹ, повредить povreditʹ |
| العربية | ظَلَمَ ẓalama |
verb to deprive of a right
| Español | maltratar, abusar |
|---|---|
| Português | injustiçar, lesar |
| Français | léser |
| Deutsch | jmd. Unrecht antun |
| Русский | пренебречь prenebrečʹ |
verb to slander or impute evil
| 中文 | 冤枉 |
|---|---|
| Português | ofender |
| Deutsch | verunglimpfen, verleumden, ins schlechte Licht setzen |
| Ελληνικά | αδικώ adikó |
| Русский | клеветать klevetatʹ, оклеветать oklevetatʹ |
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