wrong
1. that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law (Freq. 3)
- he feels that you are in the wrong
• Syn:
wrongfulness
• Ant:
rightfulness (for: wrongfulness), right
• Derivationally related forms:
wrongful (for: wrongfulness)
• Hypernyms:
injustice, unjustness
2. any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
legal injury, damage
• Hypernyms:
injury
treat unjustly;
do wrong to (Freq. 1)
• Ant:
right
• Hypernyms:
treat, handle, do by
• Hyponyms:
aggrieve, sandbag, victimize, victimise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
1. not correct;
not in conformity with fact or truth (Freq. 15)
- an incorrect calculation
- the report in the paper is wrong
- your information is wrong
- the clock showed the wrong time
- found themselves on the wrong road
- based on the wrong assumptions
• Syn:
incorrect
• Ant:
right, correct (for: incorrect)
• Similar to:
erroneous, fallacious, false, mistaken
• See Also:
false, improper, inaccurate
• Derivationally related forms:
wrongness, incorrectness (for: incorrect)
• Attrubites:
correctness, rightness
2. contrary to conscience or morality or law (Freq. 12)
- it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor
- cheating is wrong
- it is wrong to lie
• Ant:
right
• Similar to:
condemnable, criminal, deplorable, reprehensible, vicious,
base, immoral, misguided, mistaken
• See Also:
evil, improper, immoral, unethical, unjust, wicked
• Derivationally related forms:
wrongness
• Attrubites:
rightness
3. not appropriate for a purpose or occasion (Freq. 9)
- said all the wrong things
• Syn:
improper
• Similar to:
inappropriate
• Derivationally related forms:
wrongness, improperness (for: improper)
4. not functioning properly (Freq. 5)
- something is amiss
- has gone completely haywire
- something is wrong with the engine
• Syn:
amiss, awry, haywire
• Similar to:
malfunctioning, nonfunctional
5. based on or acting or judging in error
- it is wrong to think that way
• Ant:
right
• Similar to:
wrongheaded
• Derivationally related forms:
wrongness
6. not in accord with established usage or procedure
- the wrong medicine
- the wrong way to shuck clams
- it is incorrect for a policeman to accept gifts
• Syn:
incorrect
• Similar to:
improper
7. used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward
- socks worn wrong side out
• Similar to:
inside
8. characterized by errors;
not agreeing with a model or not following established rules
- he submitted a faulty report
- an incorrect transcription
• Syn:
faulty, incorrect
• Similar to:
inaccurate
• Derivationally related forms:
fault (for: faulty), faultiness (for: faulty)
9. badly timed
- an ill-timed intervention
- you think my intrusion unseasonable
- an untimely remark
- it was the wrong moment for a joke
• Syn:
ill-timed, unseasonable, untimely
• Similar to:
inopportune
• Derivationally related forms:
untimeliness (for: untimely), unseasonableness (for: unseasonable)
in an inaccurate manner (Freq. 1)
- he decided to reveal the details only after other sources had reported them incorrectly
- she guessed wrong
• Syn:
incorrectly, wrongly
• Ant:
right (for: wrongly), correctly (for: incorrectly)
• Derived from adjective:
wrong (for: wrongly), incorrect (for: incorrectly)
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