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adjective- not functioning properly
"something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine"
amiss awry haywire wrong
- characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules
"he submitted a faulty report"; "an incorrect transcription"; the wrong side of the road"
faulty incorrect wrong
- badly timed
"an ill-timed intervention"; "you think my intrusion unseasonable"; "an untimely remark"; "it was the wrong moment for a joke"
ill-timed unseasonable untimely wrong
- not appropriate for a purpose or occasion
"said all the wrong things"
improper wrong
- not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
"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"
incorrect wrong
- not in accord with established usage or procedure
"the wrong medicine"; "the wrong way to shuck clams"; "it is incorrect for a policeman to accept gifts"
wrong incorrect
- contrary to conscience or morality or law
"it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor"; "cheating is wrong"; "it is wrong to lie"
wrong
- based on or acting or judging in error
"it is wrong to think that way"
wrong
- used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward
"socks worn wrong side out"
wrong
noun- any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right
wrong legal injury damage
- that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law
"he feels that you are in the wrong"
wrong wrongfulness
adverb- in an inaccurate manner
"he decided to reveal the details only after other sources had reported them incorrectly"; "she guessed wrong"
incorrectly wrongly wrong incorrectly wrongly wrong
verb- treat unjustly; do wrong to
wrong
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University