Wrong (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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adjective
  1. not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
  2. deviating from truth or fact; erroneous: a wrong answer.
  3. not correct in action, judgment, opinion, method, etc., as a person; in error: You are wrong to blame him.
  4. not proper or usual; not in accordance with requirements or recommended practice: the wrong way to hold a golf club.
  5. out of order; awry; amiss: Something is wrong with the machine.
  6. not suitable or appropriate: He always says the wrong thing.
  7. (of clothing) that should be worn or kept inward or under: You're wearing the sweater wrong side out.
noun
  1. that which is wrong, or not in accordance with morality, goodness, or truth; evil: I committed many wrongs.
  2. an injustice: The wrongs they suffered aged them.
  3. Law.
    • an invasion of another's right, to his damage.
    • a tort.
adverb
  1. in a wrong manner; not rightly; awry; amiss: You did it wrong again.
verb (used with object)
  1. to do wrong to; treat unfairly or unjustly; harm.
  2. to impute evil to (someone) unjustly; malign.
Idioms
  1. to cause to come into disfavor: We are forever getting in wrong with the people next door.
  2. go wrong,
    • to go amiss; fail: Everything is going wrong today.
    • to pursue an immoral course; become depraved: Bad friends caused him to go wrong.
  3. to blame; in error: He knew he was in the wrong but refused to concede the point.
adjective
  1. not correct or truthful
  2. acting or judging in error
  3. immoral; bad
  4. deviating from or unacceptable to correct or conventional laws, usage, etc
  5. not intended or wanted
  6. not working properly; amiss
  7. (of a side, esp of a fabric) intended to face the inside so as not to be seen
  8. to come into disfavour with
  9. (of food) to pass into the windpipe instead of the gullet
adverb
  1. in the wrong direction or manner
  2. go wrong
    • to turn out other than intended
    • to make a mistake
    • (of a machine, etc) to cease to function properly
    • to go astray morally
  3. get wrong
    • to fail to understand properly
    • to fail to provide the correct answer to
noun
  1. a bad, immoral, or unjust thing or action
  2. law
    • an infringement of another person's rights, rendering the offender liable to a civil action, as for breach of contract or tort
    • a violation of public rights and duties, affecting the community as a whole and actionable at the instance of the Crown
  3. mistaken or guilty
verb (tr)
  1. to treat unjustly
  2. to discredit, malign, or misrepresent
  3. to seduce or violate
Wrong (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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