wrong

wrong is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /rɒŋ/
• (US) IPA: /rɔːŋ/
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Adjective

Positive wrong

Comparative more wrong

Superlative most wrong

1. If something is wrong, it is not right. If something is wrong it may be incorrect, not true, or bad.
   • Synonyms: incorrect, mistake, inaccurate
   • Antonyms: right, correct, accurate, unmistaken

   That answer is wrong.

   "2 + 2 = 5" is wrong.

2. If something is wrong, it is not moral.
   • Synonym: immoral
   • Antonyms: moral, right

   What you did was wrong.

Related words

• wrongly
• wrongness

Verb

Plain form wrong

Third-person singular wrongs

Past tense wronged

Past participle wronged

Present participle wronging

1. (transitive) If you wrong someone, you do something that hurts a person.
   • Synonyms: hurt, ruin
   • Antonym: right

   He wrongs you by his actions.

Related words

• wronged

Noun

Singular wrong

Plural wrongs

1. (countable) A wrong is an immoral act.
   • Synonym: crime

   They accused him of wrongs against humanity.