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English

rank|trouble|die|arm|645|wrong|afraid|merely|struck

Etymology
OE. wrang

Pronunciation
RP: IPA|/r��/
US: IPA|/r���/
audio|En-ca-wrong.ogg|Audio (CA)
audio|en-us-wrong.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��|-��

Adjective
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1. incorrect|Incorrect or untrue.

#: Some of your answers were correct, and some were wrong.
#* 1592: w:Shakespeare|William Shakespeare, Richard III; Act II, Scene I, line 54. — Among this princely heap, if any here By false intelligence or wrong surmise Hold me a foe...

1. assert|Asserting something incorrect or untrue.

#:You're wrong: he's not Superman at all.

1. immoral|Immoral, not good, bad.

#: It is wrong to lie.

1. improper|Improper; unfit; unsuitable.

#: A bikini is the wrong thing to wear on a cold day.

1. Not working; out of order.

#: Something is wrong with my cellphone.

1. design|Designed to be worn or placed inward; as, the wrong side of a garment or of a piece of cloth

Synonyms
injurious
unjust
faulty
detrimental
unfit
unsuitable

Translations
trans-top|incorrect
Arabic: خ�ط�أ
Dutch: fout, verkeerd, onjuist, mis
Finnish: väärä
French: faux, incorrect, mauvais
German: falsch, verkehrt
Icelandic: rangur
Interlingua: incorrecte, erronee
Indonesian: salah, keliru
trans-mid
Japanese: ��� (����, machigai), 誤�(����,ayamachi)
Lithuanian: neteisingas, klaidingas, blogas, nekorektiškas
Norwegian: galt
Old English: unriht
Portuguese: errado, incorreto
Scottish Gaelic: ceàrr
Spanish: incorrecto, falso
Swedish: fel, felaktig, inkorrekt
Telugu: తప�ప� (tappu)
Turkish: yanlı�, hatalı
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trans-top|immoral
Dutch: slecht, fout, verkeerd
Finnish: väärä
French: immoral, mal
German: schlecht, unrecht, ungerecht, unfair
Icelandic: ranglátur
Interlingua: illicite, immoral, mal
Indonesian: salah, keliru
trans-mid
Japanese: ��(���,warui), ����(yokunai)
Lithuanian: nemoralus, amoralus, nedoras, nedorovingas
Old English: unriht
Portuguese: errado,imoral
Scottish Gaelic: ceàrr
Spanish: malo
Swedish: fel
Telugu: తప�ప�డ� (tappuDu)
Turkish: kötü, yanlı�, ahlaksız
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trans-top|improper
Dutch: slecht, fout, verkeerd
Finnish: väärä, huono, sopimaton
French: impropre, mauvais
Interlingua: improprie
Indonesian: salah, keliru
trans-mid
Japanese: ��(���,warui), ����(yokunai),����(������,futekit� na),����(������,futekisetsuna)
Lithuanian: nepadorus, nes�žiningas, neprideramas, netinkamas
Old English: unriht
Portuguese: errado, impróprio, inadequado
Scottish Gaelic: ceàrr
Spanish: incorrecto, falso
Swedish: fel
Telugu: సరి�ాని (sarikaani)
Turkish: uygunsuz, yanlı�, yersiz
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trans-top|not working
Dutch: fout, verkeerd, mis
Finnish: vika|vialla, vika|vikaa
Interlingua: a torto
Indonesian: salah, keliru
trans-mid
Japanese: ������ (��������,guai ga warukute),���(�����, kosh�de),調�����(���������,ch�shi ga kurutte)
Lithuanian: nedirbantis, neveikiantis, suged�s
Portuguese: errado
Swedish: fel
Turkish: hatalı, bozuk
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trans-top|designed to be worn or placed inward
Finnish: nurja
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Balinese: pelih

Adverb
wrong

1. In a way that isn't right; done incorrectly; wrongly.

#: I spelled several names wrong in my address book.

Translations
trans-top|done incorrectly
Dutch: fout, foutief, verkeerd, onjuist
Finnish: väärin
Interlingua: incorrectemente, erroneemente, a torto
trans-mid
Norwegian: galt
Portuguese: incorretamente, erroneamente, erradamente
Slovene: narobe
Swedish: fel
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Noun
wikipedia
en-noun

1. Something that is immoral or not good.

#: Injustice is a heinous wrong.

1. The incorrect or unjust position or opinion. (Or is it the wronged?)

#* 1592: w:Shakespeare|William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part III, Act IV, Scene I, line 101. — I blame not her: she could say little less; She had the wrong.

1. The opposite of right; something which is wrong, particularly injustice.

#* 1607: w:Shakespeare|William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens, Act IV, Scene III, line 28. — Thus much of this will make Black white, foul fair, wrong right, Base noble, old young, coward valiant.

Translations
trans-top|something immoral
Dutch: misstand m, wantoestand m, onrechtmatige daad f
Finnish: vääryys
French: crime m
trans-mid
Old English: unriht n
Spanish: crimen
Swedish: fel n
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trans-top|incorrect opinion or position
Finnish: väärä (mielipide / kanta / näkemys)
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trans-top|something incorrect, injustice
Dutch: verkeerde n, kwaad n, onrecht n
Finnish: vääryys, väärä
trans-mid
Portuguese: injúria f
Swedish: fel n
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Translations to be checked
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trans-top|translations to be checked
ttbc|Interlingua: injuria, crimine, peccato, torto
ttbc|Portuguese: crime m, pecado m
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Verb
en-verb

1. To treat unjustly; to injure or harm.

#: The dealer wronged us by selling us this lemon of a car.
#* 1591: w:Shakespeare|William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part I, Act II, Scene IV, line 109. — Thou dost then wrong me, as that slaughterer doth Which giveth many wounds when one will kill.

1. To deprive of some right, or to withhold some act of justice.

#* 1597: w:Shakespeare|William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part II, Act IV, Scene I, line 121. — ... And might by no suit gain our audience. When we are wrong'd and would unfold our griefs, We are denied access unto his person Even by those men that most have done us wrong.

1. To slander; to impute evil to unjustly.

#* 1598: w:Shakespeare|William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Act III, Scene II, line 121. — O masters! if I were dispos'd to stir Your hearts and minds to mutiny and rage, I should do Brutus wrong, and Cassius wrong, Who (you all know) are honorable men. I will not do them wrong; I rather choose To wrong the dead, to wrong myself and you, Than I will wrong such honorable men.

Translations
trans-top|treat unjustly
Dutch: benadelen, onrecht doen/aandoen
Finnish: tehdä väärin, tehdä vääryys|vääryyttä
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trans-top|deprive of a right
Finnish: tehdä vääryys|vääryyttä
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trans-top|slander or impute evil
Dutch: onbillijk beoordelen
Finnish: tehdä vääryys|vääryyttä
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Translations to be checked
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trans-top|translations to be checked
ttbc|Interlingua: prejudicar, offender
ttbc|Portuguese: lesar, prejudicar, ofender
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Derived terms
wrong number
wrong side out
wrong-foot
wrong-headed
wrongdoing
wronger
wrongfully

See also
wrong'd
wrung

Category:1000 English basic words

Dutch

Pronunciation
IPA|/vro�/

Verb
wrong

1. Past tense singular of wringen: wrung.

Category:Dutch verbs

ar:wrong
fa:wrong
fr:wrong
ko:wrong
hy:wrong
io:wrong
id:wrong
it:wrong
kk:wrong
ku:wrong
lt:wrong
hu:wrong
ja:wrong
pl:wrong
ru:wrong
simple:wrong
fi:wrong
sv:wrong
ta:wrong
te:wrong
vi:wrong
tr:wrong
uk:wrong
zh:wrong

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