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wrong

adjective

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"
Synonyms: incorrect Antonyms: correct, right, correct, right Similar: erroneous, inaccurate, fallacious, false, mistaken
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"
Antonyms: right Similar: condemnable, criminal, deplorable, reprehensible, base, dishonorable, dishonourable, immoral, unethical, misguided, mistaken
not appropriate for a purpose or occasion; "unsuitable attire for the office"; "said all the wrong things"
Synonyms: improper, unsuitable Similar: inappropriate
not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine"
Synonyms: amiss, awry, haywire Similar: malfunctioning, nonfunctional
not according with the facts; "unfortunately the statement was simply untrue"; "the facts as reported were wrong"
Synonyms: untrue Similar: false
based on or acting or judging in error; "it is wrong to think that way"
Antonyms: right, correct Similar: wrongheaded
not in accord with established usage or procedure; "the wrong medicine"; "the wrong way to shuck clams"
Similar: improper
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"
Synonyms: inappropriate, incorrect Similar: improper
used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward; "socks worn wrong side out"
Similar: inside
badly timed; "an ill-timed intervention"; "you think my intrusion unseasonable"; "an untimely remark"; "it was the wrong moment for a joke"
Synonyms: ill-timed, ill timed, unseasonable, untimely Similar: inopportune

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noun

that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law; "he feels that you are in the wrong"
Synonyms: wrongfulness Antonyms: right, rightfulness, right, rightfulness
a legal injury is any damage resulting from a violation of a legal right
Synonyms: damage, legal injury

adverb

in an incorrect manner; "she guessed wrong"
Synonyms: incorrectly, wrongly Antonyms: correctly, right, aright, correctly, right, aright

verb

treat unjustly; do wrong to
Antonyms: right, compensate, redress, correct

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