Adjective: wrong (wronger,wrongest) róng
- Not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
"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";
- incorrect
- Contrary to conscience, morality or law
"it is wrong to lie"; "it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor"; "cheating is wrong"
- Not appropriate for a purpose or occasion
"said all the wrong things";
- improper
- Based on, acting or judging in error
"it is wrong to think that way"
- Characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules
"the wrong side of the road";
- faulty, incorrect
- Not functioning properly
"something is wrong with the engine";
- amiss, awry, haywire
- Not in accord with established usage or procedure
"the wrong medicine";
- incorrect
- Badly timed
"it was the wrong moment for a joke";
- ill-timed, unseasonable, untimely
- Used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward
"socks worn wrong side out"
- That which is contrary to the principles of justice or law
"he feels that you are in the wrong";
- wrongfulness
- Any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right
"The company's breach of contract caused a wrong to their business partner";
- legal injury, damage
- In an incorrect manner
"she guessed wrong";
- incorrectly, wrongly, fallaciously, falsely
Derived forms: wrongs, wronging, wrongest, wronger, wronged
See also: base, condemnable, correctness, criminal, deplorable, erroneous, evil, fallacious, false, immoral, improper, inaccurate, inappropriate, inopportune, inside, malfunctioning, misguided, mistaken, nonfunctional, reprehensible, rightness, unethical, unjust, vicious, wicked, wrongheaded
Type of: do by [Brit], handle, injury, injustice, treat, unjustness
Antonym: aright [dialect], correct, right
Encyclopedia: Wrong, Henry