wrong

1. imp. of Wring. Wrung. Source: opted

2. a. Twisted; wry; as, a wrong nose. Source: opted

3. 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. Source: opted

4. 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. Source: opted

5. a. Not according to truth; not conforming to fact or intent; not right; mistaken; erroneous; as, a wrong statement. Source: opted

6. a. Designed to be worn or placed inward; as, the wrong side of a garment or of a piece of cloth. Source: opted

7. adv. In a wrong manner; not rightly; amiss; morally ill; erroneously; wrongly. Source: opted

8. a. That which is not right. Source: opted

9. a. Nonconformity or disobedience to lawful authority, divine or human; deviation from duty; -- the opposite of moral right. Source: opted

10. a. Deviation or departure from truth or fact; state of falsity; error; as, to be in the wrong. Source: opted

11. 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. Source: opted

12. 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. Source: opted

13. v. t. To impute evil to unjustly; as, if you suppose me capable of a base act, you wrong me. Source: opted

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