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Acting or judging in error
“The information you have provided to the public is wrong and may have serious repercussions.”
Unjust, dishonest, or immoral
“Snow White's stepmother was wrong to try to deceive and kill her.”
Inappropriate for a given occasion or situation
“This is exactly the kind of response you get when you ask a wrong question.”
Being a problem or trouble
“Can anyone tell me what is wrong with that paragraph and why it is self-refuting?”
Defective in some way
“This steak just tastes wrong, as if the meat was stale when you cooked it.”
Denoting the side of a piece of cloth that faces inwards
“Lay the curtain out flat with the wrong side uppermost.”
(of a falsehood) Concocted to deceive others
Failing to give the proper care and attention that is required
Crazy or behaving irrationally
Of or pertaining to perjury
Not in a straight or level position
Done in an incorrect manner or with an incorrect result
“He kept doing it wrong and I had to repeatedly correct him.”
In an unfavorable or inauspicious manner
An unjust, dishonest, or immoral act
“Forgiveness is the act of setting someone free from an obligation to you that is a result of a wrong done against you.”
The nature of an act that is unjust, dishonest, or immoral
“They knew the difference between right and wrong.”
A lack of integrity or moral principles
Vulgar or lewd behavior, typically with a humorous bent
Mischievous or roguishly playful behavior
A crime, or unethical or criminal behavior
Physical, mental or emotional injury to a person
An act involving fraud or deception
An aspect of something that is not accurate
A grievance or grudge
The act of disparaging or belittling
The unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people
To mistreat or do an injustice to
“The old lady would wrong the young boy by accusing him of a crime he did not commit.”
To treat someone or something badly or unkindly
To put down or control by cruelty or force
To make an error in judging, to incorrectly assess
To cause great mental or emotional suffering
To put in an unfavorable position in relation to someone or something else
To arouse intense anger in
To cause damage or harm to
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