something is wrong
378
1.3
- idiom
:
algo va mal
- We knew for sure now that something was wrong, very wrong.
- know something is wrong
- feel something is wrong
And you need to have good support experiences when something is wrong with any kind of payment.
- And you need to have good support experiences when something is wrong with any kind of payment.
- Maybe it hasn't even been articulated yet, but something is wrong with society.
- If you have the proper photographic or video evidence and you think something is wrong, say it.
- So they knew something was wrong.
- There is no conflict there, all right, because any conflict means something is wrong.
- So she, so she she was the one that noticed that something was wrong with me.
- Behind the scenes, the whistleblowers were starting to figure out that something was wrong.
- The, the doctors, nurses didn't know what was wrong, but they knew something was wrong.
- I think you guys will honestly love her and if you don't, something is wrong.
- It's unavoidable that in saying that something is wrong.
- And listen, there's nothing wrong with the idea that something is wrong within you.
- Now in the abstract, is it worse if something is wrong to do?
- And this is the only way that I can show right now that something is wrong.
Examples
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When did you know something was wrong with Charles?
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Well, let me tell you right now, something is wrong with the BBQ sauce.
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If you think something is wrong, tell me.
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And you need to have good support experiences when something is wrong with any kind of payment.
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If something is wrong and you want to change something, you have to make the change happen.
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You said something was wrong.
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The last night I saw her, she had that same look in her eyes again, like she knew something was wrong.
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Something is wrong with you.
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Maybe it hasn't even been articulated yet, but something is wrong with society.
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I could tell there was something wrong; I just couldn't put my finger on it.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Not correct according to the facts or the answer
228
1.4
A thing that has errors or does not follow rules
182
3.7
Not perfect because of a mistake or problem
61
3.5
Not working correctly because a part is broken or wrong
Antonyms
How Serious
∞
1.0
51
3.2
41
3.0
378
1.3
- Informal
618
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'there is a problem' is directly and compositionally derived from 'something' (an unspecified thing) + 'is' (to be/in a state) + 'wrong' (incorrect or not functioning). This literal, grammatical combination is cross-linguistically common and follows standard English structure, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily understand it.
Etymology
Something is wrong uses the simple words something and wrong to paint a quick picture: imagine a clock that stops or a car that makes a strange noise and you sense that 'something' is not 'right'. So people say something is wrong to mean there is a 'problem'.