26984 words

wrongs

26 definitions • 44 examples
1
not correct:

Examples:

Three of your answers were wrong.
That clock is wrong - it's 12.30, not 12.15.
Some of his facts are questionable, others are plainly (= completely) wrong.
2
If someone is wrong, they are not correct in their judgment or statement about something:

Examples:

You were wrong about the time - the bank closed at 3.30.
He's wrong in thinking that we will support the project financially.
3
to show by your actions that someone's judgment of you was not correct:

Examples:

I thought she couldn't do it, but she proved me wrong.
4
not suitable or correct, or not as it should be:

Examples:

She's the wrong person for the job.
We must have taken a wrong turning.
I'm sorry, you've got the wrong number (= this is not the phone number you wanted).
5
Something that is wrong is not considered to be socially acceptable or suitable:

Examples:

She got in with the wrong crowd (= a group of people who behaved badly) at university.
6
If you ask someone what is wrong, you want to know what is worrying or upsetting them:

Examples:

You've been quiet all evening. Is there anything wrong?
What's wrong with you today?
7
If something is the wrong way around, the part that should be at the front is at the back:

Examples:

You've got your skirt on the wrong way round.
8
not considered morally acceptable by most people:

Examples:

Children should be taught that violence is wrong.
It was wrong of her to lie to you.
What's wrong with having a little fun?
9
not working correctly:

Examples:

Something's wrong with the television - the picture's fuzzy.
The doctors are still trying to find out what's wrong.
10
in a way that is not correct:

Examples:

You've spelled my name wrong.
11
to make a mistake in the way you answer or understand something:

Examples:

I spent hours doing that problem and I still got the answer wrong.
You've got it all wrong - it was your boss that she was annoyed with and not you!
12
If a situation or event goes wrong, it becomes unpleasant and is not a success:

Examples:

Our marriage began to go wrong after we had our first child.
13
to make a mistake:

Examples:

These shelves are very easy to put together - you can't go wrong.
I thought I'd done this correctly - I just can't understand where I went wrong.
14
If a machine goes wrong, it stops working correctly:

Examples:

Our TV keeps going wrong.
15

Examples:

He has no sense of right and wrong.
I was brought up to tell the truth and know right from wrong.
As far as her parents are concerned, she can do no wrong (= she is perfect in every way).
16

Examples:

He has done us a great wrong.
She was trying to right (= do something to make better) the wrongs of the past.
17
If someone is in the wrong, they have made a mistake or done something that is bad or illegal:

Examples:

The driver was unquestionably in the wrong.
18
to treat someone in an unfair or unacceptable way:

Examples:

19
not correct or not accurate:

Examples:

Three of your answers were wrong.
That clock is wrong – it’s 12:30, not 12:15.
I dialed the wrong number.
20
not suitable or desirable, or not as it should be:

Examples:

It was the wrong time to ask for a raise.
She was just the wrong person for the job.
21

Examples:

He believes that censorship is wrong.
22
not working correctly:

Examples:

Something’s wrong with the dishwasher – it’s leaking again.
23
to treat someone in an unfair or unacceptable way:

Examples:

He felt he had been wronged, but everyone else blamed him for what happened.
24
To wrong someone is also to judge someone unfairly and express uncertainty about that person’s character:

Examples:

That reporter wronged her, saying she was an unfit mother.
25
behavior or an act that is morally unacceptable; evil or an evil act:

Examples:

[ U ] She has a keen sense of right and wrong.
[ C ] It’s impossible to exaggerate the wrongs caused by slavery.
26
behavior or an act that is not correct:

Examples:

If there's been a wrong, physicians (= doctors) want it made right.

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