Meaning of wrong In English

• 0 not correct:

  • 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.

  • You were wrong about the time - the bank closed at 3.30.

  • He's wrong in thinking that we will support the project financially.

  • I thought she couldn't do it, but she proved me wrong.

• 1 not suitable or correct, or not as it should be:

  • 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).

  • She got in with the wrong crowd (= a group of people who behaved badly) at university.

  • You've been quiet all evening. Is there anything wrong?

  • What's wrong with you today?

  • You've got your skirt on the wrong way round.

• 2 not considered morally acceptable by most people:

  • 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?

• 3 not working correctly:

  • Something's wrong with the television - the picture's fuzzy.

  • The doctors are still trying to find out what's wrong.

• 4 in a way that is not correct:

  • You've spelled my name wrong.

  • 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!

  • Our marriage began to go wrong after we had our first child.

  • 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.

  • Our TV keeps going wrong.

• 5 what is considered to be morally unacceptable:

  • 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).

  • He has done us a great wrong.

  • She was trying to right (= do something to make better) the wrongs of the past.

  • The driver was unquestionably in the wrong.

• 6 to treat someone in an unfair or unacceptable way:

  • She felt deeply wronged by his accusations.

• 7 not correct or not accurate:

  • Three of your answers were wrong.

  • That clock is wrong – it’s 12:30, not 12:15.

  • I dialed the wrong number.

• 8 not suitable or desirable, or not as it should be:

  • It was the wrong time to ask for a raise.

  • She was just the wrong person for the job.

• 9 not morally acceptable:

  • He believes that censorship is wrong.

• 10 not working correctly:

  • Something’s wrong with the dishwasher – it’s leaking again.

• 11 to treat someone in an unfair or unacceptable way:

  • He felt he had been wronged, but everyone else blamed him for what happened.

  • That reporter wronged her, saying she was an unfit mother.

• 12 behavior or an act that is morally unacceptable; evil or an evil act:

  • [ U ] She has a keen sense of right and wrong.

  • [ C ] It’s impossible to exaggerate the wrongs caused by slavery.

• 13 behavior or an act that is not correct:

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