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  • 31wrong — /rɒŋ / (say rong) adjective 1. not in accordance with what is morally right or good. 2. deviating from truth or fact; erroneous. 3. not correct in action, judgement, opinion, method, etc., as a person; in error. 4. not in accordance with a code,… …

  • 32wrong — {{11}}wrong (adj.) late O.E., twisted, crooked, wry, from O.N. rangr, earlier *wrangr crooked, wry, wrong, from P.Gmc. *wrangaz (Cf. Dan. vrang crooked, wrong, M.Du. wranc, Du. wrang sour, bitter, lit. that which distorts the mouth ), from PIE… …

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  • 33Wrong — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Wrong >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 wrong wrong Sgm: N 1 what ought not to be what ought not to be what should not be Sgm: N 1 malum in se malum in se Sgm: N 1 unreasonableness unreasonableness grievance Sgm: N 1 shame …

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  • 34wrong — [[t]rɔŋ, rɒŋ[/t]] adj. 1) not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed[/ex] 2) deviating from truth or fact; erroneous: a wrong answer[/ex] 3) not correct in action, judgment, opinion, etc., as a person; in error 4) not… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 35wrong — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I adj. immoral (see wrong); mistaken, unfactual; unsuitable, improper. See error, disagreement. n. evil, harm, injury. See wrong, malevolence. II Deviation from moral right Nouns 1. wrong, wrongfulness …

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  • 36wrong — 1. adjective 1) the wrong answer Syn: incorrect, mistaken, in error, erroneous, inaccurate, inexact, imprecise, fallacious, wide of the mark, off target, unsound, faulty; informal out See note at right …

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  • 37Wrong — A wrong or being wrong is a concept in law, ethics, and science. In a colloquial sense, wrongness usually refers to a state of incorrectness, inaccuracy, error or miscalculation in any number of contexts. More specifically, being wrong refers to… …

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  • 38wrong — See: BARK UP THE WRONG TREE, BET ON THE WRONG HORSE, GET OFF ON THE WRONG FOOT, GET UP ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE BED, IN THE WRONG, LAUGH ON THE WRONG SIDE OF ONE S MOUTH, RUB THE WRONG WAY …

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  • 39wrong — See: BARK UP THE WRONG TREE, BET ON THE WRONG HORSE, GET OFF ON THE WRONG FOOT, GET UP ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE BED, IN THE WRONG, LAUGH ON THE WRONG SIDE OF ONE S MOUTH, RUB THE WRONG WAY …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 40wrong — See: bark up the wrong tree, bet on the wrong horse, get off on the wrong foot, get up on the wrong side of the bed, in the wrong, laugh on the wrong side of one s mouth, rub the wrong way …

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