wrong
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
How often you will meet it
Rank 612 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 31,476 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.015% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adjective
- not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth also: incorrect an incorrect calculationthe report in the paper is wrong
- contrary to conscience or morality or law it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poorcheating is wrong
- not appropriate for a purpose or occasion also: improper said all the wrong things
- not functioning properly also: amiss, awry, haywire something is amisshas gone completely haywire
- based on or acting or judging in error it is wrong to think that way
- not in accord with established usage or procedure also: incorrect the wrong medicinethe wrong way to shuck clams
wrong in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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If I was in the wrong I deeply regret it.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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She was not, perhaps, entirely right; but Maxence was certainly wrong.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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You never say a moral thing, and you never do a wrong thing.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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Must merited fame endure time’s wrong— Glory’s ripe grape wizen up to a raisin?
John Marr and Other Poems · Herman Melville · Chapter 1
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At last came a very wet summer, and everything went wrong in the country around.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1