Meaning of wrong in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

noun

• Something that is immoral or not good.

  Example: Injustice is a heinous wrong.

• 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.

verb

• To treat unjustly; to injure or harm.

• To deprive of some right, or to withhold some act of justice.

• To slander; to impute evil to unjustly.

adjective

• Incorrect or untrue.

  Example: Some of your answers were correct, and some were wrong.

• Asserting something incorrect or untrue.

  Example: You're wrong: he's not Superman at all.

• Immoral, not good, bad.

  Example: It is wrong to lie.

• Improper; unfit; unsuitable.

  Example: A bikini is the wrong thing to wear on a cold day.

• Not working; out of order.

  Example: Don't cry, honey. Tell me what's wrong.

• Designed to be worn or placed inward; as, the wrong side of a garment or of a piece of cloth.

• Twisted; wry.

  Example: a wrong nose

adverb

• In a way that isn't right; incorrectly, wrongly.

  Example: I spelled several names wrong in my address book.