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Meaning of wrong

1. (n) a legal injury is any damage resulting from a violation of a legal right

2. (n) that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law; "he feels that you are in the wrong"

3. (v) treat unjustly; do wrong to

4. (adj.sat.) not appropriate for a purpose or occasion; "unsuitable attire for the office"; "said all the wrong things"

5. (adj) 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"

6. (adj) based on or acting or judging in error; "it is wrong to think that way"

7. (adj.sat.) badly timed; "an ill-timed intervention"; "you think my intrusion unseasonable"; "an untimely remark"; "it was the wrong moment for a joke"

8. (adj.sat.) used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward; "socks worn wrong side out"

9. (adj.sat.) not conforming with accepted standards of propriety or taste; undesirable; "incorrect behavior"; "she was seen in all the wrong places"; "He thought it was wrong for her to go out to work"

10. (adj.sat.) not in accord with established usage or procedure; "the wrong medicine"; "the wrong way to shuck clams"

11. (adj) 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"

12. (adj.sat.) not according with the facts; "unfortunately the statement was simply untrue"; "the facts as reported were wrong"

13. (adv) in an incorrect manner; "she guessed wrong"

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