wrong.
Incorrect or untrue.
Meaning & usage
Incorrect or untrue.
Some of your answers were correct, and some were wrong.
Asserting something incorrect or untrue.
You're wrong: he's not Superman at all.
Immoral, not good, bad.
It is wrong to lie.
Improper; unfit; unsuitable.
A bikini is the wrong thing to wear on a cold day.
Not working; out of order.
Something is wrong with my cellphone.
Don't cry, honey. Tell me what's wrong.
Designed to be worn or placed inward.
Twisted; wry.
a wrong nose
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wrengʰ- /*wrengʷʰder.? Proto-Germanic *wringaną Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Germanic *-az Proto-Germanic *wrangaz Proto-West Germanic *wrang ▲ Old Norse rangrinflu. Old English wrang Old Norse rangrinflu. Middle English wrong English wrong From Middle English wrong, from Old English wrang (“wrong, twisted, uneven”), from Old Norse rangr, vrangr (“crooked, wrong”), from Proto-Germanic *wrangaz (“crooked, twisted, turned awry”), from Proto-Indo-European *werḱ-, *wrengʰ- (“to twist, weave, tie together”), from *wer- (“to turn, bend”). Cognate with Scots wrang (“wrong”), Danish vrang (“wrong, crooked”), Swedish vrång (“perverse, distorted”), Icelandic rangur (“wrong”), Norwegian Nynorsk rang (“wrong”), Dutch wrang (“bitter, sour”) and the first element in the mythic Old Frisian city of Rungholt (“crooked wood”). More at wring.
In a way that isn't right; incorrectly, wrongly.
I spelled several names wrong in my address book.
You're doing it all wrong!
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wrengʰ- /*wrengʷʰder.? Proto-Germanic *wringaną Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Germanic *-az Proto-Germanic *wrangaz Proto-West Germanic *wrang ▲ Old Norse rangrinflu. Old English wrang Old Norse rangrinflu. Middle English wrong English wrong From Middle English wrong, from Old English wrang (“wrong, twisted, uneven”), from Old Norse rangr, vrangr (“crooked, wrong”), from Proto-Germanic *wrangaz (“crooked, twisted, turned awry”), from Proto-Indo-European *werḱ-, *wrengʰ- (“to twist, weave, tie together”), from *wer- (“to turn, bend”). Cognate with Scots wrang (“wrong”), Danish vrang (“wrong, crooked”), Swedish vrång (“perverse, distorted”), Icelandic rangur (“wrong”), Norwegian Nynorsk rang (“wrong”), Dutch wrang (“bitter, sour”) and the first element in the mythic Old Frisian city of Rungholt (“crooked wood”). More at wring.
Something that is immoral or not good.
Injustice is a heinous wrong.
An instance of wronging someone (sometimes with possessive to indicate the wrongdoer).
The incorrect or unjust position or opinion.
The opposite of right; the concept of badness.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wrengʰ- /*wrengʷʰder.? Proto-Germanic *wringaną Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Germanic *-az Proto-Germanic *wrangaz Proto-West Germanic *wrang ▲ Old Norse rangrinflu. Old English wrang Old Norse rangrinflu. Middle English wrong English wrong From Middle English wrong, from Old English wrang (“wrong, twisted, uneven”), from Old Norse rangr, vrangr (“crooked, wrong”), from Proto-Germanic *wrangaz (“crooked, twisted, turned awry”), from Proto-Indo-European *werḱ-, *wrengʰ- (“to twist, weave, tie together”), from *wer- (“to turn, bend”). Cognate with Scots wrang (“wrong”), Danish vrang (“wrong, crooked”), Swedish vrång (“perverse, distorted”), Icelandic rangur (“wrong”), Norwegian Nynorsk rang (“wrong”), Dutch wrang (“bitter, sour”) and the first element in the mythic Old Frisian city of Rungholt (“crooked wood”). More at wring.
To treat unjustly; to injure or harm; to do wrong by.
The dealer wronged us by selling us this lemon of a car.
To deprive of some right, or to withhold some act of justice.
To slander; to impute evil to unjustly.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wrengʰ- /*wrengʷʰder.? Proto-Germanic *wringaną Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Germanic *-az Proto-Germanic *wrangaz Proto-West Germanic *wrang ▲ Old Norse rangrinflu. Old English wrang Old Norse rangrinflu. Middle English wrong English wrong From Middle English wrong, from Old English wrang (“wrong, twisted, uneven”), from Old Norse rangr, vrangr (“crooked, wrong”), from Proto-Germanic *wrangaz (“crooked, twisted, turned awry”), from Proto-Indo-European *werḱ-, *wrengʰ- (“to twist, weave, tie together”), from *wer- (“to turn, bend”). Cognate with Scots wrang (“wrong”), Danish vrang (“wrong, crooked”), Swedish vrång (“perverse, distorted”), Icelandic rangur (“wrong”), Norwegian Nynorsk rang (“wrong”), Dutch wrang (“bitter, sour”) and the first element in the mythic Old Frisian city of Rungholt (“crooked wood”). More at wring.
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