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