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wronged
US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(rôngd, rongd)
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026wronged
(rôngd, rongd),USA pronunciation adj.
- treated unfairly or unjustly:the wronged party in the dispute.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026wrong /rɔŋ, rɑŋ/USA pronunciation
adj.
- being in error;
mistaken;
not correct:a wrong answer.
- not agreeing with truth or fact;
incorrect:Their theory about how the universe began was just plain wrong.
- not in agreement with what is morally right;
evil;
bad:[be + ~]Stealing and murder are wrong.[It + be + ~ + to + verb]It's wrong to steal and commit murder.
- not proper;
unsuitable:Those are definitely the wrong shoes for that dress.
- out of order;
amiss.
n. [countable]
- something improper, immoral, unjust, or harmful:a series of wrongs committed against them just because they were different.
adv. - in a wrong manner:I did it all wrong. Did I pronounce your name wrong?
v. [~ + object]
- to do wrong to;
harm.
- to think badly of (someone) unjustly or unfairly.
Idioms
- Idioms go wrong, [no object]
- to go badly;
fail:Everything went wrong with my computer after I installed that new program.
- to follow an undesirable or evil course:Bad friends caused him to go wrong.
- Idioms in the wrong, at fault.
wrong•ly, adv.: She was wrongly accused.
wrong•ness, n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026wrong
(rông, rong),USA pronunciation adj.
- not in accordance with what is morally right or good:a wrong deed.
- deviating from truth or fact;
erroneous:a wrong answer.
- not correct in action, judgment, opinion, method, etc., as a person;
in error:You are wrong to blame him.
- not proper or usual;
not in accordance with requirements or recommended practice:the wrong way to hold a golf club.
- out of order;
awry;
amiss:Something is wrong with the machine.
- not suitable or appropriate:He always says the wrong thing.
- (of clothing) that should be worn or kept inward or under:You're wearing the sweater wrong side out.
n. - that which is wrong, or not in accordance with morality, goodness, or truth;
evil:I committed many wrongs.
- an injustice:The wrongs they suffered aged them.
- Law, Sex and Gender
- Lawan invasion of another's right, to his damage.
- a tort.
- Slang Terms get in wrong, to cause to come into disfavor:We are forever getting in wrong with the people next door.
- in the wrong, to blame;
in error:He knew he was in the wrong but refused to concede the point.
adv. - in a wrong manner;
not rightly;
awry;
amiss:You did it wrong again.
- go wrong:
- to go amiss;
fail:Everything is going wrong today.
- to pursue an immoral course;
become depraved:Bad friends caused him to go wrong.
v.t. - to do wrong to;
treat unfairly or unjustly;
harm.
- to impute evil to (someone) unjustly;
malign.
- Old Danish wrang; compare Danish vrang wrong, Old Norse rangr awry; (verb, verbal and adverb, adverbial) Middle English, derivative of the adjective, adjectival; (noun, nominal) Middle English; Old English wrang, derivative of the adjective, adjectival; akin to wring
- (adjective, adjectival) Middle English wrong, wrang, Old English wrang, perh. bef. 1100
1. bad, evil, wicked, sinful, immoral, iniquitous, reprehensible, crooked. 2. inaccurate, incorrect, false, untrue, mistaken. 6. improper, unsuitable. 8. misdoing, wickedness, sin, vice. 15. maltreat, abuse, oppress, cheat, defraud, dishonor.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
wrong /rɒŋ/ adj - not correct or truthful: the wrong answer
- acting or judging in error: you are wrong to think that
- (postpositive) immoral; bad: it is wrong to cheat
- deviating from or unacceptable to correct or conventional laws, usage, etc
- not intended or wanted: the wrong road
- (postpositive) not working properly; amiss: something is wrong with the engine
- US (of a side, esp of a fabric) intended to face the inside so as not to be seen
- get on the wrong side of, US get in wrong with ⇒ informal to come into disfavour with
- go down the wrong way ⇒ (of food) to pass into the windpipe instead of the gullet
adv - in the wrong direction or manner
- go wrong ⇒
- to turn out other than intended
- to make a mistake
- (of a machine, etc) to cease to function properly
- to go astray morally
- get wrong ⇒
- to fail to understand properly
- to fail to provide the correct answer to
n - a bad, immoral, or unjust thing or action
- an infringement of another person's rights, rendering the offender liable to a civil action, as for breach of contract or tort: a private wrong
- a violation of public rights and duties, affecting the community as a whole and actionable at the instance of the Crown
- in the wrong ⇒ mistaken or guilty
vb (transitive)- to treat unjustly
- to discredit, malign, or misrepresent
- to seduce or violate
Etymology: Old English wrang injustice, from Old Norse vrang; see wringˈwronger n ˈwrongly adv ˈwrongness n
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