Wrong

Word WRONG
Character 5
Hyphenation wrong
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Wrong"

What do we mean by wrong?

Not in conformity with fact or truth; incorrect or erroneous. adjective

Contrary to conscience, morality, or law. adjective

Unfair; unjust. adjective

Not required, intended, or wanted. adjective

Not fitting or suitable; inappropriate or improper. adjective

Not in accord with established usage, method, or procedure. adjective

Not functioning properly; amiss. adjective

Designating the side, as of a garment, that is less finished and not intended to show. adjective

In a wrong manner; mistakenly or erroneously. adverb

In a wrong course or direction. adverb

Immorally or unjustly. adverb

An unjust, injurious, or immoral act. noun

That which is unjust, immoral, or improper. noun

The condition of being in error or at fault. noun

An invasion or a violation of another's legal rights. noun

A tort. noun

To treat (someone) unjustly or injuriously. transitive verb

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.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Wrong

The word "wrong" in example sentences

American Nightmare: Gonzales 'wrong and illegal and unethical' yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'American Nightmare: Gonzales \'wrong and illegal and unethical\' '; yahooBuzzArticleSummary =' Article: "What I\'ve experienced in the last six months is the ugly side of the American dream." ❋ Unknown (2007)

Bible should to them, and to every Christian, be the _only_ standard of what is right and wrong; and so, in the same manner, when they said that it was _wrong_, he required them also to prove it from Scripture. ❋ James Gall (N/A)

Government in doing good, provided we can do so without at the same time aiding it in the wrong it perpetrates, this must mean, of course, that it is right to aid and obey a Government _in doing wrong_, if we think that, on the whole, the Government effects more good than harm. ❋ American Anti-Slavery Society (N/A)

It is wrong, _dead wrong_, to start, or carry along, on the opposite track, and try to persuade men to do the right thing, by dwelling on the awful consequence of doing the wrong thing. ❋ United States. Dept. Of Defense (N/A)

And after all, even supposing that Pascal is wrong; even supposing that making his grand wager he put his money upon the _wrong horse_, does that diminish the tragedy of his position? ❋ John Cowper Powys (1917)

You can't arbitrarily say at the top of the page, "Mark the thing that is wrong," and then have a picture of a house with one window larger than all the others and expect any one to agree with you that it is necessarily _wrong_. ❋ Robert Benchley (1917)

I think, and shall try to show, that it is wrong, —wrong in its direct effect, letting slavery into Kansas and Nebraska, and wrong in its prospective principle, allowing it to spread to every other part of the wide world, where men can be found inclined to take it. ❋ Unknown (1897)

She had in law no individual existence, and consequently no action could be brought by her to redress the grievous wrong; indeed, _according to the law she had suffered no wrong_, but the husband had suffered all, and was entitled to all the redress. ❋ Matilda Joslyn Gage (1862)

There are some things that looked wrong; _they look wrong still_, and will _always look wrong_ if your present attitude is maintained. ❋ Unknown (1847)

Re: right and wrong: actions that are * right* are communally generated commands that are also in accord with what it * good*; * wrong* actions are those that go against such commands. ❋ Unknown (2009)

All is wrong in the world, all is wrong~ mistyone [Blog] You Can Start A Business, Too! ❋ Unknown (2009)

* This name has been spelt wrong - and altered, but still wrong*. ❋ Le Raye, Charles (1812)

Still, just have to say, a) Buy me Goth loli Hello Kitty Tape and b) That Hello Kitty Dildo vending machine…..wrong, wrong, wrong! ❋ Elizabeth McClung (2008)

He’ll fight me and tell me I’m wrong, so very wrong… just fight me damn it! ❋ Ugotsoul (2002)

"The whole damn fuss was wrong, _wrong_, I tell you! ❋ Henry Herbert Knibbs (1909)

If your mind suggests on the right, at once say No -- because that would be wrong -- right being _wrong_ in _this_ case, 'and he did use to laugh so over that little pleasantry. " ❋ Unknown (1859)

Chapter Ten covers figuring out more about those that do "wrong", and in true philosophic fashion, he defines the term wrong first. ❋ BuckWoody (2011)

He hated when fans got his name wrong or mistook him for another actor or mocked him, as he sensed was the case here, although he wasn't entirely sure, as the jibe, if it was a jibe, had been delivered deftly. ❋ Vic Fortezza (2011)

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