| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  rông, r ng |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Not in conformity with fact or truth; incorrect or erroneous. 2a. Contrary to conscience, morality, or law; immoral or wicked. b. Unfair; unjust. 3. Not required, intended, or wanted: took a wrong turn. 4. Not fitting or suitable; inappropriate or improper: said the wrong thing. 5. Not in accord with established usage, method, or procedure: the wrong way to shuck clams. 6. Not functioning properly; out of order. 7. Unacceptable or undesirable according to social convention. 8. Designating the side, as of a garment, that is less finished and not intended to show: socks worn wrong side out. | | ADVERB: | 1. In a wrong manner; mistakenly or erroneously. 2. In a wrong course or direction. 3. Immorally or unjustly: She acted wrong to lie. 4. In an unfavorable way. See synonyms at amiss. | | NOUN: | 1a. An unjust or injurious act. b. Something contrary to ethics or morality. 2a. An invasion or a violation of another's legal rights. b. Law A tort. See synonyms at injustice. 3. The condition of being in error or at fault: in the wrong. | | TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: wronged, wrong·ing, wrongs
1. To treat unjustly or injuriously. 2. To discredit unjustly; malign. 3. To treat dishonorably; violate. | | IDIOMS: | do (someone) wrong Informal To be unfaithful or disloyal. go wrong 1. To take a wrong turn or make a wrong move. 2. To go astray morally. 3. To go amiss; turn out badly. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, of Scandinavian origin. See wer-2 in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | wrong er —NOUN
wrongly —ADVERB
wrongness —NOUN
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