Wrong
English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Wrong
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imp. of Wring. Wrung.
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2 a.
Twisted; wry; as, a wrong nose.
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3 a.
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.
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4 a.
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.
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5 a.
Not according to truth; not conforming to fact or intent; not right; mistaken; erroneous; as, a wrong statement.
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6 a.
Designed to be worn or placed inward; as, the wrong side of a garment or of a piece of cloth.
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7 adv.
In a wrong manner; not rightly; amiss; morally ill; erroneously; wrongly.
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8 a.
That which is not right.
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9 a.
Nonconformity or disobedience to lawful authority, divine or human; deviation from duty; -- the opposite of moral right.
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10 a.
Deviation or departure from truth or fact; state of falsity; error; as, to be in the wrong.
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11 a.
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.
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12 v. t.
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.
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13 v. t.
To impute evil to unjustly; as, if you suppose me capable of a base act, you wrong me.