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Definition of Wrong
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Wrong
imp. of Wring. Wrung. Twisted; wry; as, a wrong nose. Not according to the laws of good morals, whether divine or human; not suitable to the highest and best end; not morally right; deviating from rectitude or duty; not just or equitable; not true; not legal; as, a wrong practice; wrong ideas; wrong inclinations and desires. Not fit or suitable to an end or object; not appropriate for an intended use; not according to rule; unsuitable; improper; incorrect; as, to hold a book with the wrong end uppermost; to take the wrong way. Not according to truth; not conforming to fact or intent; not right; mistaken; erroneous; as, a wrong statement. Designed to be worn or placed inward; as, the wrong side of a garment or of a piece of cloth. In a wrong manner; not rightly; amiss; morally ill; erroneously; wrongly. That which is not right. Nonconformity or disobedience to lawful authority, divine or human; deviation from duty; -- the opposite of moral right. Deviation or departure from truth or fact; state of falsity; error; as, to be in the wrong. Whatever deviates from moral rectitude; usually, an act that involves evil consequences, as one which inflicts injury on a person; any injury done to, or received from; another; a trespass; a violation of right. To treat with injustice; to deprive of some right, or to withhold some act of justice from; to do undeserved harm to; to deal unjustly with; to injure. To impute evil to unjustly; as, if you suppose me capable of a base act, you wrong me. Related Definitions:
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Wrong Quotations
If two people have only one thought between them, something is very wrong. Sarah Jessica Parker He said true things, but called them by wrong names. Elizabeth Barrett Browning To do a great right do a little wrong. William Shakespeare Wrong is for other people. Fanny Brice A dying man needs to die, as a sleepy man needs to sleep, and there comes a time when it is wrong, as well as useless, to resist. Stewart Alsop |
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Wrong Translations
wrong in Afrikaans is onjuis, verkeerd wrong in Dutch is onjuist, foutief, verkeerd wrong in German is Unrecht wrong in Italian is fasullo, inverso, non giusto, colpevole wrong in Latin is nefas, iniuria wrong in Norwegian is urett wrong in Portuguese is erro wrong in Spanish is falso, malo, mal, entuerto, impropio |
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