wrong

wrong
1. adjective
1)

the wrong answer

Syn:
incorrect, mistaken, in error, erroneous, inaccurate, inexact, imprecise, fallacious, wide of the mark, off target, unsound, faulty; informal out
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Ant:
right, correct
2)

he knew he had said the wrong thing

Syn:
inappropriate, unsuitable, inapt, inapposite, undesirable; ill-advised, ill-considered, ill-judged, impolitic, injudicious, infelicitous, unfitting, out of keeping, improper; informal out of order
Ant:
appropriate
3)

I've done nothing wrong

Syn:
illegal, unlawful, illicit, criminal, dishonest, dishonorable, corrupt; unethical, immoral, bad, wicked, sinful, iniquitous, nefarious, blameworthy, reprehensible; informal crooked
Ant:
ethical, legal
4)

there's something wrong with the engine

Syn:
amiss, awry, out of order, not right, faulty, flawed, defective
2. adverb

she guessed wrong

Syn:
incorrectly, wrongly, inaccurately, erroneously, mistakenly, in error
3. noun
1)

the difference between right and wrong

Syn:
immorality, sin, sinfulness, wickedness, evil; unlawfulness, crime, corruption, villainy, dishonesty, injustice, wrongdoing, misconduct, transgression
Ant:
right, virtue
2)

an attempt to make up for past wrongs

Syn:
misdeed, offense, injury, crime, transgression, violation, peccadillo, sin; injustice, outrage, atrocity; Law tort; archaic trespass
4. verb
1)

she was determined to forget the man who had wronged her

Syn:
ill-use, mistreat, do an injustice to, do wrong to, ill-treat, abuse, harm, hurt, injure
2)

perhaps I am wronging him

Syn:
malign, misrepresent, do a disservice to, impugn, defame, slander, libel

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