wrong
adj
1 not correct or truthful
the wrong answer
2 acting or judging in error
you are wrong to think that
3 postpositive immoral; bad
it is wrong to cheat
4 deviating from or unacceptable to correct or conventional laws, usage, etc.
5 not intended or wanted
the wrong road
6 postpositive not working properly; amiss
something is wrong with the engine
7 (of a side, esp. of a fabric) intended to face the inside so as not to be seen
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get on the wrong side of or (U.S.) get in wrong with
Informal to come into disfavour with
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go down the wrong way (of food) to pass into the windpipe instead of the gullet
adv
10 in the wrong direction or manner
a to turn out other than intended
c (of a machine, etc.) to cease to function properly
a to fail to understand properly
b to fail to provide the correct answer to
n
13 a bad, immoral, or unjust thing or action
a an infringement of another person's rights, rendering the offender liable to a civil action, as for breach of contract or tort
a private wrong
b a violation of public rights and duties, affecting the community as a whole and actionable at the instance of the Crown
a public wrong
15 ♦
in the wrong mistaken or guilty
vb tr
17 to discredit, malign, or misrepresent
18 to seduce or violate
(Old English wrang injustice, from Old Norse vrang; see wring)
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wronger n
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wrongly adv
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wrongness n