Definitions for wrong

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Spelling: [rawng, rong]

IPA: /rɔŋ, rɒŋ/

Wrong is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 42 anagrams from letters in wrong (gnorw).

Definitions for wrong

noun

1. that which is wrong, or not in accordance with morality, goodness, or truth; evil:
2. an injustice:
3. Law. an invasion of another's right, to his damage. a tort.

Idioms

1. get in wrong, Slang. to cause to come into disfavor:
2. go wrong, to go amiss; fail: to pursue an immoral course; become depraved:
3. in the wrong, to blame; in error:

adverb

1. in a wrong manner; not rightly; awry; amiss:

adjective

1. not in accordance with what is morally right or good:
2. deviating from truth or fact; erroneous:
3. not correct in action, judgment, opinion, method, etc., as a person; in error:
4. not proper or usual; not in accordance with requirements or recommended practice:
5. out of order; awry; amiss:
6. not suitable or appropriate:
7. (of clothing) that should be worn or kept inward or under:

verb (used with object)

1. to do wrong to; treat unfairly or unjustly; harm.
2. to impute evil to (someone) unjustly; malign.

Origin of wrong

before 1100; (adj.) Middle English wrong, wrang, Old English wrang, perhaps Old Danish wrang; compare Danish vrang wrong, Old Norse rangr awry; (v. and adv.) Middle English, derivative of the

Examples for wrong

Andy Serkis, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Do you want to be on the wrong side of history, Academy?

On that foul throng that wrought them wrong—on Jury and on Judge!

Yes, publicizing tragedy gets clicks, gets ad revenue, gets notoriety, and can be done for all the wrong reasons.

But Cosby Truthers are applying their principles to the wrong cause.

"Flattery to ourselves does not change the nature of what is wrong," answered Philothea.

Not contentment, but a lamentation and an ancient tale of wrong!

One day she hit the shell in the wrong place--and they're still looking for the monkey.

The only great thing he did as governor was to insist that the death penalty was just wrong.

Our mission is not punishment, but the rectification of wrong.

It would definitely be wrong for TLC to encourage us to gawk at these men but their story is worth investigating nonetheless.