WRONG as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a legal injury is any damage resulting from a violation of a legal right
   Synonym(s)
   • damage (what does damage mean?)
   • legal injury (what does legal injury mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) wrong is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • wrongdoing (what does wrongdoing mean?)
   • wrongful conduct (what does wrongful conduct mean?)
   • misconduct (what does misconduct mean?)
   • actus reus (what does actus reus mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • wrong (what does wrong mean?)
2. Meaning
   • that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law
   Synonym(s)
   • wrongfulness (what does wrongfulness mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   • injustice (what does injustice mean?)
   • unjustness (what does unjustness mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • right (what does right mean?)
   • rightfulness (what does rightfulness mean?)
   • right (what does right mean?)
   • rightfulness (what does rightfulness mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • wrong (what does wrong mean?)

WRONG as VERB

1. 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
   • treat (what does treat mean?)
   • handle (what does handle mean?)
   • do by (what does do by mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • right (what does right mean?)
   • compensate (what does compensate mean?)
   • redress (what does redress mean?)
   • correct (what does correct mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • aggrieve (what does aggrieve mean?)
   • sandbag (what does sandbag mean?)
   • victimize (what does victimize mean?)
   • victimise (what does victimise mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • wrong (what does wrong mean?)
   • wrongfulness (what does wrongfulness mean?)
   • wrong (what does wrong mean?)
   • legal injury (what does legal injury mean?)
   • damage (what does damage mean?)

WRONG as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • not appropriate for a purpose or occasion
   Synonym(s)
   • improper (what does improper mean?)
   • unsuitable (what does unsuitable mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • unsuitable attire for the office
   • said all the wrong things
   Similar To
   • inappropriate (what does inappropriate mean?)
2. Meaning
   • not correct
   • not in conformity with fact or truth
   Synonym(s)
   • incorrect (what does incorrect mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Antonym(s)
   • correct (what does correct mean?)
   • right (what does right mean?)
   • correct (what does correct mean?)
   • right (what does right mean?)
   Similar To
   • erroneous (what does erroneous mean?)
   • inaccurate (what does inaccurate mean?)
   • fallacious (what does fallacious mean?)
   • false (what does false mean?)
   • mistaken (what does mistaken mean?)
   See Also
   • false (what does false mean?)
   • improper (what does improper mean?)
   • inaccurate (what does inaccurate mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • correctness (what does correctness mean?)
   • rightness (what does rightness mean?)
3. Meaning
   • based on or acting or judging in error
   Usage Example(s)
   • it is wrong to think that way
   Antonym(s)
   • right (what does right mean?)
   • correct (what does correct mean?)
   Similar To
   • wrongheaded (what does wrongheaded mean?)
4. Meaning
   • badly timed
   Synonym(s)
   • ill-timed(a) (what does ill-timed(a) mean?)
   • ill timed(p) (what does ill timed(p) mean?)
   • unseasonable (what does unseasonable mean?)
   • untimely (what does untimely mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • an ill-timed intervention
   • you think my intrusion unseasonable
   • an untimely remark
   • it was the wrong moment for a joke
   Similar To
   • inopportune (what does inopportune mean?)
5. Meaning
   • used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward
   Usage Example(s)
   • socks worn wrong side out
   Similar To
   • inside (what does inside mean?)
6. Meaning
   • not conforming with accepted standards of propriety or taste
   • undesirable
   Synonym(s)
   • inappropriate (what does inappropriate mean?)
   • incorrect (what does incorrect mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • incorrect behavior
   • she was seen in all the wrong places
   • He thought it was wrong for her to go out to work
   Similar To
   • improper (what does improper mean?)
7. Meaning
   • not in accord with established usage or procedure
   Usage Example(s)
   • the wrong medicine
   • the wrong way to shuck clams
   Similar To
   • improper (what does improper mean?)
8. Meaning
   • contrary to conscience or morality or law
   Usage Example(s)
   • it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor
   • cheating is wrong
   • it is wrong to lie
   Antonym(s)
   • right (what does right mean?)
   Similar To
   • condemnable (what does condemnable mean?)
   • criminal (what does criminal mean?)
   • deplorable (what does deplorable mean?)
   • reprehensible (what does reprehensible mean?)
   • base (what does base mean?)
   • dishonorable (what does dishonorable mean?)
   • dishonourable (what does dishonourable mean?)
   • immoral (what does immoral mean?)
   • unethical (what does unethical mean?)
   • misguided (what does misguided mean?)
   • mistaken (what does mistaken mean?)
   See Also
   • evil (what does evil mean?)
   • wicked (what does wicked mean?)
   • improper (what does improper mean?)
   • unethical (what does unethical mean?)
   • unjust (what does unjust mean?)
   • wicked (what does wicked mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • rightness (what does rightness mean?)
9. Meaning
   • not according with the facts
   Synonym(s)
   • untrue (what does untrue mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • unfortunately the statement was simply untrue
   • the facts as reported were wrong
   Similar To
   • false (what does false mean?)

WRONG as ADVERB

1. Meaning
   • in an incorrect manner
   Synonym(s)
   • incorrectly (what does incorrectly mean?)
   • wrongly (what does wrongly mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • she guessed wrong
   Antonym(s)
   • correctly (what does correctly mean?)
   • right (what does right mean?)
   • aright (what does aright mean?)
   • correctly (what does correctly mean?)
   • right (what does right mean?)
   • aright (what does aright mean?)
   Pertainym(s)
   • incorrect (what does incorrect mean?)
   • wrong (what does wrong mean?)
   • incorrect (what does incorrect mean?)
   • wrong (what does wrong mean?)