wrong-side-out
1
7.5
The inside of clothing shows on the outside
- adjective
- /rɔŋ saɪd aʊt/
:
al revés
- After putting on his shirt, he realized it was wrong-side-out, so he quickly turned it around.
Examples
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He accidentally wore his jacket wrong-side-out and didn’t notice until he arrived at the party.
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One of them simply turned his raincoat wrong-side-out and walked out of the compound.
Blog text (3) -
The sweater looked strange because it was wrong-side-out when she took it out of the drawer.
Synonyms
inside out
vswrong-side-out
88
2.2
With the inner side turned to the outside
is the same meaning but written with hyphens
inside-out
vswrong-side-out
14
3.0
With the inner side showing on the outside
is the same meaning but uses different base words with hyphens
wrong side out
vswrong-side-out
1
4.9
The inside of clothing shows on the outside
is the same meaning but written with hyphens
Antonyms
Surface Forms
wrong-side-out positive
wrong sides out positive
Morphology
Etymology
Wrong-side-out is a simple, literal phrase made from wrong, side, and out, meaning the 'inside' is turned 'out'. So when a shirt is wrong-side-out, you can see the seam or inner fabric instead of the outside.