wrong

Adjective
  1. Not correct;
    Not in conformity with fact or truth (synset 300635278)
    "an incorrect calculation"; "the report in the paper is wrong"; "your information is wrong"; "the clock showed the wrong time"; "found themselves on the wrong road"; "based on the wrong assumptions"
    also:
    • inaccurate - not accurate
    • improper - not suitable or right or appropriate
    • false - not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
    tells us about: correctness, rightness - conformity to fact or truth
    similar to:
    same as: incorrect
  2. Contrary to conscience or morality or law (synset 302042744)
    "it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor"; "cheating is wrong"; "it is wrong to lie"
    also:
    • unethical - not conforming to approved standards of social or professional behavior
    • evil - morally bad or wrong
    • unjust - violating principles of justice
    • immoral - deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong
    • improper - not suitable or right or appropriate
    • wicked - morally bad in principle or practice
    tells us about: rightness - according with conscience or morality
    similar to:
  3. Not appropriate for a purpose or occasion (synset 300137256)
    "said all the wrong things"
    similar to: inappropriate - not suitable for a particular occasion etc
    same as: improper
  4. Not functioning properly (synset 301096064)
    "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine"
    similar to: malfunctioning, nonfunctional - not performing or able to perform its regular function
    same as: amiss, awry, haywire
  5. Based on or acting or judging in error (synset 300636618)
    "it is wrong to think that way"
    similar to: wrongheaded - obstinately perverse in judgment or opinion
  6. Not in accord with established usage or procedure (synset 301887577)
    "the wrong medicine"; "the wrong way to shuck clams"; "it is incorrect for a policeman to accept gifts"
    similar to: improper - not suitable or right or appropriate
    same as: incorrect
  7. Used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward (synset 301698534)
    "socks worn wrong side out"
    similar to: inside - relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
  8. Badly timed (synset 301666584)
    "an ill-timed intervention"; "you think my intrusion unseasonable"; "an untimely remark"; "it was the wrong moment for a joke"
    similar to: inopportune - not opportune
    same as: ill-timed, unseasonable, untimely
  9. Characterized by errors;
    Not agreeing with a model or not following established rules (synset 300023894)
    "he submitted a faulty report"; "an incorrect transcription"; "the wrong side of the road"
    similar to: inaccurate - not accurate
    same as: faulty, incorrect
Noun
  1. That which is contrary to the principles of justice or law (synset 104861835)
    "he feels that you are in the wrong"
    is a type of: injustice, unjustness - the practice of being unjust or unfair
    same as: wrongfulness
  2. Any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right (synset 100745429)
    is a type of: injury - wrongdoing that violates another's rights and is unjustly inflicted
    same as: damage, legal injury
Adverb
  1. In an inaccurate manner (synset 400205553)
    "he decided to reveal the details only after other sources had reported them incorrectly"; "she guessed wrong"
    same as: incorrectly, wrongly
Verb
  1. Treat unjustly;
    Do wrong to (synset 202519655)
    is a type of: do by, handle, treat - interact in a certain way
    subtypes:

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