| Wrong |
|
imp. of Wring. Wrung. |
| Wrong |
a. |
Twisted; wry; as, a wrong nose. |
| Wrong |
a. |
Not according to the laws of good morals, whether divine or human; not suitable to the highest and best end; not morally right; deviating from rectitude or duty; not just or equitable; not true; not legal; as, a wrong practice; wrong ideas; wrong inclinations and desires. |
| Wrong |
a. |
Not fit or suitable to an end or object; not appropriate for an intended use; not according to rule; unsuitable; improper; incorrect; as, to hold a book with the wrong end uppermost; to take the wrong way. |
| Wrong |
a. |
Not according to truth; not conforming to fact or intent; not right; mistaken; erroneous; as, a wrong statement. |
| Wrong |
a. |
Designed to be worn or placed inward; as, the wrong side of a garment or of a piece of cloth. |
| Wrong |
adv. |
In a wrong manner; not rightly; amiss; morally ill; erroneously; wrongly. |
| Wrong |
a. |
That which is not right. |
| Wrong |
a. |
Nonconformity or disobedience to lawful authority, divine or human; deviation from duty;
the opposite of moral right. |
| Wrong |
a. |
Deviation or departure from truth or fact; state of falsity; error; as, to be in the wrong. |
| Wrong |
a. |
Whatever deviates from moral rectitude; usually, an act that involves evil consequences, as one which inflicts injury on a person; any injury done to, or received from; another; a trespass; a violation of right. |
| Wrong |
v. t. |
To treat with injustice; to deprive of some right, or to withhold some act of justice from; to do undeserved harm to; to deal unjustly with; to injure. |
| Wrong |
v. t. |
To impute evil to unjustly; as, if you suppose me capable of a base act, you wrong me. |
| Wrong-timed |
a. |
Done at an improper time; ill-timed. |
| Wrongdoer |
n. |
One who injures another, or who does wrong. |
| Wrongdoer |
n. |
One who commits a tort or trespass; a trespasser; a tort feasor. |
| Wrongdoing |
n. |
Evil or wicked behavior or action. |
| Wronged |
imp. & p. p. |
of Wrong |
| Wronger |
n. |
One who wrongs or injures another. |
| Wrongful |
a. |
Full of wrong; injurious; unjust; unfair; as, a wrongful taking of property; wrongful dealing. |
| Wronghead |
n. |
A person of a perverse understanding or obstinate character. |
| Wronghead |
a. |
Wrongheaded. |
| Wrongheaded |
a. |
Wrong in opinion or principle; having a perverse understanding; perverse. |
| Wronging |
p. pr. & vb. n. |
of Wrong |
| Wrongless |
a. |
Not wrong; void or free from wrong. |
| Wrongly |
adv. |
In a wrong manner; unjustly; erroneously; wrong; amiss; as, he judges wrongly of my motives. |
| Wrongness |
n. |
The quality or state of being wrong; wrongfulness; error; fault. |
| Wrongous |
a. |
Constituting, or of the nature of, a wrong; unjust; wrongful. |
| Wrongous |
a. |
Not right; illegal; as, wrongous imprisonment. |
