English Explanatory Dictionary

wrong

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Incorrect or untrue.
  2. Asserting something incorrect or untrue.
  3. Immoral, not good, bad.
  4. Improper; unfit; unsuitable.
  5. Not working; out of order.
  6. Designed to be worn or placed inward.
  7. Twisted; wry.
adv
  1. In a way that isn't right; incorrectly, wrongly.
noun
  1. Something that is immoral or not good.
  2. An instance of wronging someone (sometimes with possessive to indicate the wrongdoer).
  3. The incorrect or unjust position or opinion.
  4. The opposite of right; the concept of badness.
verb
  1. To treat unjustly; to injure or harm; to do wrong by.
  2. To deprive of some right, or to withhold some act of justice.
  3. To slander; to impute evil to unjustly.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɒŋ/ /ɹæŋ/ rông /ˈɹɔŋ/ /ˈɹɑŋ/ en-us-wrong.ogg En-ca-wrong.ogg

Word forms

wrong more wrong most wrong wrongs wronging wronged

Etymology

From Middle English wrong, from Old English wrang (“wrong, twisted, uneven”), from Old Norse rangr, vrangr (“crooked, wrong”), from Proto-Germanic *wrangaz (“crooked, twisted, turned awry”), from Proto-Indo-European *werḱ-, *wrengʰ- (“to twist, weave, tie together”), from *wer- (“to turn, bend”). Cognate with Scots wrang (“wrong”), Danish vrang (“wrong, crooked”), Swedish vrång (“perverse, distorted”), Icelandic rangur (“wrong”), Norwegian Nynorsk rang (“wrong”), Dutch wrang (“bitter, sour”) and the first element in the mythic Old Frisian city of Rungholt (“crooked wood”). More at wring.

Synonyms

injurious unjust faulty detrimental unfit unsuitable false back depravity iniquity sin atrocity infamy outrage turpitude wickedness wrong hardship sorrow wrongdoing crime delict delinquency error malfeasance misdeed misdemeanor misdoing offense peccadillo tort tortfeasance transgression veniality affliction aggrievance distress grief grievance misery ruth sadness undelight vexation woe wrength wrongness wrongfulness impropriety roguery bad manners badness devilishness devilment devilry deviltry disobedience elfishness goings-on hanky-panky

Antonyms

right front

Related words

wronged wrung

Derived words

back the wrong horse bark at the wrong tree begin at the wrong end can't do right for doing wrong choose the wrong horse comb someone's hair the wrong way correct me if I'm wrong dead wrong dead-wrong don't get me wrong do somebody wrong fall into the wrong hands get into the wrong hands get off on the wrong foot get on someone's wrong side get out of bed on the wrong side get the wrong idea get up on the wrong side of bed get up on the wrong side of the bed get wrong go down the wrong pipe go down the wrong throat gone wrong in the wrong place at the wrong time laugh on the wrong side of one's face laugh on the wrong side of one's mouth make a wrong turn at Albuquerque make the wrong turn at Albuquerque meteorwrong not even wrong on the wrong foot on the wrong side of history on the wrong side of the blanket on the wrong track pick the wrong horse rub up the wrong way take a wrong turn at Albuquerque take the wrong turn at Albuquerque the wrong side of through the wrong end of the telescope wake up on the wrong side of bed wrength wrong crowd wrongdoer wrong-doing wrongdoing wrong-endian wrong end of the stick wronger than wrong wrong foot wrong-footed wrongful wrong-headedly wrong-headedness wrongly wrong-minded wrong-mindedly wrong-mindedness wrongness wrong on so many levels

Translations

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