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Meaning Of Wrong
imp. of Wring. Wrung.
a.
Twisted; wry; as, a wrong nose.
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.
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.
a.
Not according to truth; not conforming to fact or intent;
not right; mistaken; erroneous; as, a wrong statement.
a.
Designed to be worn or placed inward; as, the wrong side of
a garment or of a piece of cloth.
adv.
In a wrong manner; not rightly; amiss; morally ill;
erroneously; wrongly.
a.
That which is not right.
a.
Nonconformity or disobedience to lawful authority, divine or
human; deviation from duty; -- the opposite of moral right.
a.
Deviation or departure from truth or fact; state of falsity;
error; as, to be in the 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.
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.
v. t.
To impute evil to unjustly; as, if you suppose me capable
of a base act, you wrong me.