WRONG


Meaning of WRONG in English

I. noun

1.

Synonyms: injustice 2, grievance, injury

2.

Synonyms: evil 2, debt, sin, wickedness

3.

Synonyms: evil 3, crime, diablerie, iniquity, sin, tort, wrongdoing

4.

Synonyms: injustice 1, inequitableness, inequity, unfairness, unjustness

II. adjective

1.

rejecting or deviating from the dictates of moral or divine law

had a wrong outlook on life

wrong principles of conduct

Synonyms: bad, evil, immoral, iniquitous, reprobate, sinful, vicious, wicked

Related Word: blamable, blameworthy, censurable, reprehensible; corrupt, debauched, depraved; abandoned, dissolute, infamous, villainous; blasphemous, unholy, unrighteous; accursed, unblessed

Contrasted words: ethical, high-principled, moral, righteous, upright; chaste, innocent, pure, virtuous

Antonyms: right

2.

Synonyms: false 1, counterfactual, erroneous, inaccurate, incorrect, specious, unsound, untrue

Idioms: at fault, barking up the wrong tree, in error, on the wrong track

Contrasted words: exact, precise

Antonyms: right

3.

Synonyms: bad 1, amiss, ||bum, ||crappy, dissatisfactory, poor, ||punk, rotten, unsatisfactory, up

Related Word: improper, inappropriate, inapt, infelicitous, unfit, unfitting, unhappy, unsuitable

Contrasted words: appropriate, fit, fitting, proper, suitable

4.

Synonyms: mistaken , erroneous, misguided

Antonyms: right

5.

Synonyms: insane 1, ||batty, cracked, crazed, crazy, daft, demented, deranged, lunatic, unsound

III. adverb

Synonyms: amiss 2, afield, astray, awry, badly, unfavorably

Antonyms: right

IV. verb

to inflict injury on another without justification

these men who have wronged the public trust deserve no consideration

Synonyms: aggrieve, oppress, outrage, persecute

Related Word: abuse, ill-treat, maltreat, mistreat; harm, hurt, injure; offend

Idioms: do wrong to ( or by)

Contrasted words: guard, protect, safeguard; care (for), cherish; honor, love, respect

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