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adjective

Wrong adj.

Twisted; wry; as, a wrong nose. (Obs.)

Not according to the laws of good morals, whether divine or human; not suitable to the highest and best end; not morally right; deviating from rectitude or duty; not just or equitable; not true; not legal; as, a wrong practice; wrong ideas; wrong inclinations and desires.

Not fit or suitable to an end or object; not appropriate for an intended use; not according to rule; unsuitable; improper; incorrect; as, to hold a book with the wrong end uppermost; to take the wrong way. "I have deceived you both; I have directed you to wrong places."

Not according to truth; not conforming to fact or intent; not right; mistaken; erroneous; as, a wrong statement.

Designed to be worn or placed inward; as, the wrong side of a garment or of a piece of cloth.

Synonyms: Injurious; unjust; faulty; detrimental; incorrect; erroneous; unfit; unsuitable.

noun

Wrong n. That which is not right. Specifically:

(a)

Nonconformity or disobedience to lawful authority, divine or human; deviation from duty; the opposite of moral right. "When I had wrong and she the right." "One spake much of right and wrong."

(b)

Deviation or departure from truth or fact; state of falsity; error; as, to be in the wrong.

(c)

Whatever deviates from moral rectitude; usually, an act that involves evil consequences, as one which inflicts injury on a person; any injury done to, or received from; another; a trespass; a violation of right. "Friend, I do thee no wrong." "As the king of England can do no wrong, so neither can he do right but in his courts and by his courts." "The obligation to redress a wrong is at least as binding as that of paying a debt." Note: Wrongs, legally, are private or public. Private wrongs are civil injuries, immediately affecting individuals; public wrongs are crimes and misdemeanors which affect the community.

adverb

Wrong adv. In a wrong manner; not rightly; amiss; morally ill; erroneously; wrongly. "Ten censure wrong for one that writes amiss."

verb

Wrong v. t. (past & past part. wronged; pres. part. wronging)

To treat with injustice; to deprive of some right, or to withhold some act of justice from; to do undeserved harm to; to deal unjustly with; to injure. "He that sinneth... wrongeth his own soul."

To impute evil to unjustly; as, if you suppose me capable of a base act, you wrong me. "I rather choose To wrong the dead, to wrong myself and you, Than I will wrong such honorable men."

Wrong v. obs. Imp. of Wring. Wrung.

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Etymology of 'Wrong'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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