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wrong
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- pronunciation:
- rawng
- parts of speech:
- adjective, adverb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
When something is wrong, it is not true or correct.
Cody said that a whale is a fish, but I know that's wrong, because a whale is a mammal.I got only one wrong answer on the quiz today.- synonyms:
- false, incorrect, mistaken
- antonyms:
- correct, right
- similar words:
- off
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| definition 2: |
When a thing is wrong, it is bad, unfair, or unkind. It is something that people shouldn't do. Most people think that things like cheating and stealing are wrong.
My dad says it's wrong to laugh when someone gets hurt.Sofia knows that what she did was wrong, and now she wants to say she's sorry.Max says he never does anything wrong, but I don't believe him because nobody is perfect.- synonyms:
- bad
- antonyms:
- right
- similar words:
- dishonest, evil, illegal, wicked
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| definition 3: |
If you put your shoe on the wrong foot, it will not feel good. It means that you put your left shoe on your right foot, or you put your right shoe on your left foot. If you put the wrong jacket on, it means you put on a jacket that is not the one you planned to put on, or it is one that is not good for the thing that you want to do, or maybe the jacket belongs to somebody else. If something is the wrong thing, it is not the correct one, or it is not a suitable one.
The sauce was pretty bad because my dad put in the wrong spices.We got lost because we took the wrong road.Stop! You're going the wrong way!- antonyms:
- appropriate, proper, right
- similar words:
- incorrect
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| definition 4: |
When something is wrong with something, there is a problem with it. It's not working right or it doesn't look right. If something is wrong with a person, they are having some kind of problem. Maybe a part of their body is in pain or not working right, or maybe they are having a problem in their life.
There was something wrong with my dad's car this morning, so he had to take the bus to work.Something is wrong with that picture. Oh, look! It's upside down.Mrs. Ruiz was worried about her dog because he seemed to be in pain, but the vet couldn't find anything wrong with him.Jonah seemed upset, so his mom asked him what was wrong. |
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guilty |
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| definition: |
If you do something wrong, you do it in a way that is not correct. If you say somebody's name wrong, for example, you say it in a way that is different from the correct way.
My little sister makes her letters wrong sometimes. Sometimes her S looks like a Z.- synonyms:
- badly, incorrectly
- antonyms:
- properly, right
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| derivations: |
wrongly (adv.), wrongness (n.) |
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