wrongly


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.
adverb in an unsuitable or undesirable manner or direction.

■ 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
  • 1 out of favour with (someone).
  • 2 somewhat more than (a specified age).
– derivatives
wronger noun,
wrongly adverb,
wrongness noun.
– origin OE wrang, from ON rangr ‘awry, unjust’; rel. to wring.
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