wrong
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1.0
- adjective
- /rɔŋ/
:
inmoral
- It is wrong to lie to your friends, as honesty is vital in relationships.
- right and wrong
- morally wrong
- believe it is wrong
Whether it's right, whether it's wrong, it is.
- Whether it's right, whether it's wrong, it is.
- I feel something so wrong doing the right thing.
- And that if you think violence is wrong, then veganism is right.
- You know, good and bad, right from wrong, and it's up to you.
- All the killing is wrong, all the wars are wrong.
- That's that's, that's wrong on so many levels.
- Everything their ex did was bad, was wrong, and they are the Saint.
- At the same time, was he wrong for what he did do?
- It just felt like the wrong thing to be doing.
- There's nothing so wrong as when young folks die.
Examples
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- Don't you see how wrong that is?
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Is there anything wrong with it?
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So it would be quite wrong for us now to stop this.
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Stop doing the things that you know are wrong that you could stop doing.
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What did he do that was so wrong to you?
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What we did was wrong, Charlie.
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Children notice when something is very wrong, and this may cause them worry.
Academic text (2011) -
And I often reflect on whether that was wrong or that was right.
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Did I do something wrong?
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I think in some cases this is wrong and reckless.
Synonyms
∞
1.2
Being very bad and morally wrong, often causing harm to others
∞
1.0
Morally wrong or harmful to other people
144
4.6
Not following what most people think is right or wrong
102
4.8
Not right according to moral or professional rules most people accept
70
4.0
Not fair and not right
59
4.6
Not allowed by law or not fair to others
56
3.6
Wrong according to religious or moral rules
20
5.4
Deserves strong blame or dislike
5
6.8
You cannot show it is right or acceptable
5
7.6
Acting in a way that is unfair or morally wrong
2
9.8
Very unfair and wrong in a way that harms people
Wrong or bad because it goes against accepted ideas of right and wrong
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
A way of looking at a situation that makes small details seem more important than the big picture
Compounds
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3.8
An understanding of what is right and wrong that guides a person's actions
- Specialized
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8.1
An action or not doing something that harms another person and can lead to a lawsuit for money
How Moral
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wrong began as a word for 'crooked' or 'twisted', the same root as wring ('to twist'), and people used that idea for behaviour that is not 'right'. So when we say an action is wrong, we mean it is not morally 'right' or acceptable.