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How to pronounce wrong
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What does wrong mean?
adjIncorrect 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.”
advIn a way that isn't right; incorrectly, wrongly.
“You're doing it all wrong!”
nounSomething that is immoral or not good.
“Injustice is a heinous wrong.”
An instance of wronging someone (sometimes with possessive to indicate the wrongdoer).
“Can she excuse my wrongs with Virtue's cloak? Shall I call her good when she proves unkind?”
The incorrect or unjust position or opinion.
“I blame not her: she could say little less; She had the wrong.”
verbTo 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.
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