Search results for 'wrong':

wrong adj 1 not correct. 2 mistaken. 3 not appropriate or suitable. 4 not good or sensible; unjustifiable. 5 morally bad; wicked. 6 defective or faulty. 7 amiss; causing trouble, pain, etc. 8 said of one side of a fabric or garment, etc: intended as the inner or unseen side. 9 not socially acceptable. adverb 1 incorrectly. 2 improperly; badly. noun 1 whatever is not right or just. 2 any injury done to someone else. 3 law an offence, either against an individual (private wrong) or against the public or society (public wrong). verb (wronged, wronging) 1 to treat someone unjustly; to do wrong to someone. 2 to judge unfairly. 3 to deprive someone of some right; to defraud. wronger noun. wrongly adverb in the wrong direction or way. wrongness noun. don't get me wrong colloq don't misinterpret or misunderstand me. get on the wrong side of someone colloq to antagonize them; to make them displeased or annoyed with one. get out of bed on the wrong side to get up in the morning in a bad mood. get something wrong 1 to give the incorrect answer to it, or do it incorrectly. 2 to misunderstand it. go wrong 1 said of plans, etc: to fail to go as intended. 2 to make an error. 3 to stray morally; to fall into bad ways. 4 said of a mechanical device: to stop functioning properly. in the wrong guilty of an error or injustice.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon wrang.