wrong
Listen:Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
wrong/rɒŋ/
▶adjective
- 1 not correct or true.
■ mistaken.
- 2 unjust, dishonest, or immoral.
- 3 in a bad or abnormal condition; amiss.
■ with an incorrect result.
▶noun an unjust, dishonest, or immoral action. ▶verb act unjustly or dishonestly towards.■ mistakenly attribute bad motives to; misrepresent.
– phrases
get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick Brit. misunderstand something.
be in the wrong be responsible for a mistake or offence.
on the wrong side of
get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick Brit. misunderstand something.
be in the wrong be responsible for a mistake or offence.
on the wrong side of
- 1 out of favour with (someone).
- 2 somewhat more than (a specified age).
– derivatives
wronger noun,
wrongly adverb,
wrongness noun.
wronger noun,
wrongly adverb,
wrongness noun.
'wrong' also found in these Oxford entries:
abet
- accusation
- accuse
- adder
- age of reason
- aitchbone
- allegation
- allege
- alternative
- amiss
- ammunition
- amoral
- and
- apologize
- apron
- aren't
- atonement
- auger
- avenge
- awkward
- bad hair day
- bark
- beam
- bed
- between
- blame
- blanket
- booay
- bum
- catch
- civil wrong
- condone
- confound
- confute
- conscience
- denounce
- diffuse
- distemper
- err
- erroneous
- error
- eyas
- fair
- fallible
- fault
- foolproof
- foot
- gang
- go
- good
