wrong

1. (noun) a legal injury is any damage resulting from a violation of a legal right
Synonyms: damage, legal injury
Related Words: misconduct, wrongdoing

2. (adjective) based on or acting or judging in error; "it is wrong to think that way"
Antonyms: right

3. (satellite adjective) used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward; "socks worn wrong side out"

4. (verb) treat unjustly; do wrong to
Related Words: aggrieve, do by, handle, sandbag, treat, victimise, victimize
Antonyms: right

5. (satellite adjective) not in accord with established usage or procedure; "the wrong medicine"; "the wrong way to shuck clams"

6. (adjective) contrary to conscience or morality or law; "it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor"; "cheating is wrong"; "it is wrong to lie"
Antonyms: right

7. (noun) that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law; "he feels that you are in the wrong"
Synonyms: wrongfulness
Related Words: injustice, unjustness
Antonyms: right

8. (adjective) not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth; "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"
Synonyms: incorrect
Antonyms: right

9. (satellite adjective) not according with the facts; "unfortunately the statement was simply untrue"; "the facts as reported were wrong"
Synonyms: untrue

10. (satellite adjective) not appropriate for a purpose or occasion; "unsuitable attire for the office"; "said all the wrong things"
Synonyms: improper, unsuitable

11. (adverb) in an incorrect manner; "she guessed wrong"
Synonyms: incorrectly, wrongly

12. (satellite adjective) not conforming with accepted standards of propriety or taste; undesirable; "incorrect behavior"; "she was seen in all the wrong places"; "He thought it was wrong for her to go out to work"
Synonyms: inappropriate, incorrect

13. (satellite adjective) badly timed; "an ill-timed intervention"; "you think my intrusion unseasonable"; "an untimely remark"; "it was the wrong moment for a joke"
Synonyms: ill timed, ill-timed, unseasonable, untimely

14. (satellite adjective) not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "the telephone is out of order"; "what's the matter with your vacuum cleaner?"; "something is wrong with the engine"
Synonyms: amiss, awry, haywire, out of order, the matter



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