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wrong

Pronunciation: /ˈɹɒŋ/

The English word “wrong” has 15 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Incorrect or untrue.
  2. Asserting something incorrect or untrue.
  3. Immoral, not good, bad.
  4. Improper; unfit; unsuitable.
  5. Not working; out of order.
  6. Designed to be worn or placed inward.
  7. Twisted; wry.

adverb

  1. In a way that isn't right; incorrectly, wrongly.

noun

  1. Something that is immoral or not good.
  2. An instance of wronging someone (sometimes with possessive to indicate the wrongdoer).
  3. The incorrect or unjust position or opinion.
  4. The opposite of right; the concept of badness.

verb

  1. To treat unjustly; to injure or harm; to do wrong by.
  2. To deprive of some right, or to withhold some act of justice.
  3. To slander; to impute evil to unjustly.

Etymology

From Middle English wrong, from Old English wrang (“wrong, twisted, uneven”), from Old Norse rangr, vrangr (“crooked, wrong”), from Proto-Germanic *wrangaz (“crooked, twisted, turned awry”), from Proto-Indo-European *werḱ-, *wrengʰ- (“to twist, weave, tie together”), from *wer- (“to turn, bend”). Cognate with Scots wrang (“wrong”), Danish vrang (“wrong, crooked”), Swedish vrång (“perverse,…

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