wrong
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1.0
- adverb
- /rɔŋ/
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mal
- He answered the question wrong during the quiz, leading to a low score.
- go wrong
- wrong the first time
- steer someone wrong
I've been going at this all wrong, right?
- I've been going at this all wrong, right?
- And so for me, I got that really wrong, really wrong.
- Notice what you do wrong and focus on it.
- What do a lot of new writers get wrong when they write scenes?
- Two or three things they can't get wrong, cannot afford.
- They they got it wrong more than the machine did.
- But if I did that arithmetic wrong, I'm sorry.
- We have to be on guard against getting it wrong and mistranslating it.
Examples
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What do a lot of new writers get wrong when they write scenes?
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And if we do the science wrong, will we be OK?
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I think people got that one wrong, but maybe.
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You guys, if I did say it wrong, OK.
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And so for me, I got that really wrong, really wrong.
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If they get it wrong, they get a shot.
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But if they guess wrong, they are eliminated.
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I don't want to get that wrong though.
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But then he gets it quite wrong and understandably so.
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I led you through four years of fighting, and I never steered you wrong, did I?
Synonyms
83
3.5
In a way that is not true or correct
65
2.7
In a way that is not correct or fair
57
1.7
In the wrong way
55
3.1
In a wrong way because someone made an error
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6.7
In a mistaken way
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4.2
In a way that is not correct or exact
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8.0
In a wrong or wandering way that strays from what is expected
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8.4
In a wrong way because of a false belief that leads to wrong conclusions
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 Correct
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wrong as an adverb comes from the old adjective that meant 'twisted' or 'not right', the same source as wring ('to twist'). So doing something wrong simply means doing it in an incorrect or mistaken way.