wrong

Meaning

Adj

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.

Adv

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.

Synonyms

incorrect

bad

👎

erroneous

mistaken

false

evil

mistake

injustice

improper

error

fault

unjust

inaccurate

faulty

untrue

err

sin

make an error

injury

awry

incorrectly

offense

make a mistake

amiss

unfair

unfairness

poor

wrongful

blunder

wicked

grievance

abuse

offend

nasty

harm

miserable

unrighteous

wrongly

damage

hurt

mischief

inappropriate

perverse

guilty

injure

unfit

unsuitable

badly

oppress

immoral

Translations

verkeerd

falsch

sbagliato

fout

mauvais

👎

errado

incorrecto

tort

faux

falso

slecht

👎

onjuist

incorrect

mal

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹɒŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: wrong

Inherited from Old English: wrang

Cognate with Scots: wrang

Cognate with Danish: vrang

Cognate with Swedish: vrång

Cognate with Icelandic: rangur

Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk: rang

Cognate with Dutch: wrang

Cognate with Old Frisian: -

In summary

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, distorted”), Icelandic rangur (“wrong”), Norwegian Nynorsk rang (“wrong”), Dutch wrang (“bitter, sour”) and the first element in the mythic Old Frisian city of Rungholt (“crooked wood”). More at wring.

Sentences

The proportions were all wrong .

You are wrong , Jeeves .

You are pronouncing it wrong .