what does wrong mean?
WRONG as NOUN
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- a legal injury is any damage resulting from a violation of a legal right
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Hypernyms(s) wrong is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law
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- he feels that you are in the wrong
Hypernyms(s) wrong is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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WRONG as VERB
- Meaning
- treat unjustly
- do wrong to
Hypernyms(s) wrong is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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WRONG as ADJECTIVE
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- not appropriate for a purpose or occasion
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- unsuitable attire for the office
- said all the wrong things
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- not correct
- not in conformity with fact or truth
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- 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
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- Meaning
- based on or acting or judging in error
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- it is wrong to think that way
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- an ill-timed intervention
- you think my intrusion unseasonable
- an untimely remark
- it was the wrong moment for a joke
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- used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward
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- socks worn wrong side out
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- not conforming with accepted standards of propriety or taste
- undesirable
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- incorrect behavior
- she was seen in all the wrong places
- He thought it was wrong for her to go out to work
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- not in accord with established usage or procedure
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- the wrong medicine
- the wrong way to shuck clams
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- contrary to conscience or morality or law
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- it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor
- cheating is wrong
- it is wrong to lie
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- not according with the facts
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- unfortunately the statement was simply untrue
- the facts as reported were wrong
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WRONG as ADVERB
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