0 not correct:
That clock is wrong - it's 12.30, not 12.15.
Some of his facts are questionable, others are plainly (= completely) wrong.
He's wrong in thinking that we will support the project financially.
2 not considered morally acceptable by most people:
Something's wrong with the television - the picture's fuzzy.
4 in a way that is not correct:
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:
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.
9 not morally acceptable:
He believes that censorship is wrong.
Something’s wrong with the dishwasher – it’s leaking again.
11 to treat someone in an unfair or unacceptable way:
12 behavior or an act that is morally unacceptable; evil or an evil act:
[ 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.
I got eight correct answers and two wrong ones in last week's exam.
I'd marked her down as a Labour Party supporter, but I was completely wrong.
I'm hopeless at physics, and it's the same with chemistry - I get it all wrong.
There are fears that the weapons might fall into the wrong hands.
We realized we had taken the wrong road and had to double back.
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