wrong
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law
he feels that you are in the wrong
Types & categories
- unjustness hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
treat unjustly; do wrong to
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- redress antonym
- legal injury derivation
- wrong derivation
Sense 3 adjective
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
an incorrect calculation
Related & opposite
- inaccurate also see
- improper also see
- false also see
- correct antonym
- correctness attribute
- incorrectness derivation
- incorrectness derivation
- erroneous similar to
- fallacious similar to
- false similar to
Sense 4 adverb
in an inaccurate manner
he decided to reveal the details only after other sources had reported them incorrectly
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right
Types & categories
- injury hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 adjective
contrary to conscience or morality or law
it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor
Related & opposite
Sense 7 adjective
not appropriate for a purpose or occasion
said all the wrong things
Related & opposite
- impropriety derivation
- inappropriateness derivation
- inappropriate similar to
Sense 8 adjective
based on or acting or judging in error
it is wrong to think that way
Related & opposite
- correct antonym
- incorrectness derivation
- wrongheaded similar to
Sense 9 adjective
not in accord with established usage or procedure
the wrong medicine
Related & opposite
- improper similar to
Sense 10 adjective
used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward
socks worn wrong side out
Related & opposite
- inside similar to
Sense 11 adjective
badly timed
an ill-timed intervention
Related & opposite
- inopportuneness derivation
- untimeliness derivation
- inopportune similar to
Sense 12 adjective
characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules
he submitted a faulty report
Related & opposite
- mistake derivation
- defectiveness derivation
- inaccurate similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | rightfulness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | wrong |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | wrongful |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | wrongful |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | wrongful |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | wrong |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | unjustness |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | redress |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | legal injury |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | wrong |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | treat |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | aggrieve |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | sandbag |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | victimize |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | inaccurate |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | improper |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | false |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | correct |
| 3 | attribute | Related & opposite | correctness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | incorrectness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | incorrectness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | erroneous |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | fallacious |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | false |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | correctly |
| 4 | derived from | Related & opposite | faulty |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | wrong |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | wrong |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | injury |
| 6 | also see | Related & opposite | unethical |
| 6 | also see | Related & opposite | evil |
| 6 | also see | Related & opposite | unjust |
| 6 | also see | Related & opposite | immoral |
| 6 | also see | Related & opposite | improper |
| 6 | also see | Related & opposite | wicked |
| 6 | antonym | Related & opposite | right |
| 6 | attribute | Related & opposite | rightness |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | legal injury |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | wrongness |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | wrong |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | criminal |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | immoral |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | mistaken |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | impropriety |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | inappropriateness |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | inappropriate |
| 8 | antonym | Related & opposite | correct |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | incorrectness |
| 8 | similar to | Related & opposite | wrongheaded |
| 9 | similar to | Related & opposite | improper |
| 10 | similar to | Related & opposite | inside |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | inopportuneness |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | untimeliness |
| 11 | similar to | Related & opposite | inopportune |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | mistake |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | defectiveness |
| 12 | similar to | Related & opposite | inaccurate |