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Meaning of wrong

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  wrong
      adv 1: in an inaccurate manner; "he decided to reveal the
             details only after other sources had reported them
             incorrectly"; "she guessed wrong" [syn: {incorrectly},
             {wrongly}, {wrong}] [ant: {aright}, {correctly}, {right}]
      adj 1: not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth; "an
             incorrect calculation"; "the report in the paper is
             wrong"; "your information is wrong"; "the clock showed
             the wrong time"; "found themselves on the wrong road";
             "based on the wrong assumptions" [syn: {incorrect},
             {wrong}] [ant: {correct}, {right}]
      2: contrary to conscience or morality or law; "it is wrong for
         the rich to take advantage of the poor"; "cheating is wrong";
         "it is wrong to lie" [ant: {right}]
      3: not appropriate for a purpose or occasion; "said all the
         wrong things" [syn: {improper}, {wrong}]
      4: not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone
         completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine"
         [syn: {amiss(p)}, {awry(p)}, {haywire}, {wrong(p)}]
      5: based on or acting or judging in error; "it is wrong to think
         that way" [ant: {correct}, {right}]
      6: not in accord with established usage or procedure; "the wrong
         medicine"; "the wrong way to shuck clams"; "it is incorrect
         for a policeman to accept gifts" [syn: {wrong}, {incorrect}]
      7: used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face
         inward; "socks worn wrong side out"
      8: badly timed; "an ill-timed intervention"; "you think my
         intrusion unseasonable"; "an untimely remark"; "it was the
         wrong moment for a joke" [syn: {ill-timed}, {unseasonable},
         {untimely}, {wrong}]
      9: characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not
         following established rules; "he submitted a faulty report";
         "an incorrect transcription"; the wrong side of the road"
         [syn: {faulty}, {incorrect}, {wrong}]
      n 1: that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law;
           "he feels that you are in the wrong" [syn: {wrong},
           {wrongfulness}] [ant: {right}, {rightfulness}]
      2: any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal
         right [syn: {wrong}, {legal injury}, {damage}]
      v 1: treat unjustly; do wrong to [ant: {compensate}, {correct},
           {redress}, {right}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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