wrong

About 63.09 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Incorrect or untrue.

   Some of your answers were correct, and some were wrong.

2. adjective Asserting something incorrect or untrue.

   You're wrong: he's not Superman at all.

3. adjective Immoral, not good, bad.

   It is wrong to lie.

4. adjective Improper; unfit; unsuitable.

   A bikini is the wrong thing to wear on a cold day.

5. adjective Not working; out of order.

   Something is wrong with my cellphone.

6. adjective Designed to be worn or placed inward.

   the wrong side of a garment or of a piece of cloth

7. adjective Twisted; wry.

   a wrong nose

8. adverb In a way that isn't right; incorrectly, wrongly.

   I spelled several names wrong in my address book.

Similar words

incorrect inaccurate incorrectly misguided erroneous wrongfulness false amiss mistaken wrongheaded

Often followed by

with to in and way side about for or

Word family

wronged wronger wrongers wrongest wronging wrongly wrongness wrongnesses wrongs