Definition of "wrong" in English

adjective

1. Incorrect or untrue.

   • Some of your answers were correct, and some were wrong.

2. Asserting something incorrect or untrue.

   • You're wrong: he's not Superman at all.

3. Immoral, not good, bad.

   • It is wrong to lie.

4. Improper; unfit; unsuitable.

   • A bikini is the wrong thing to wear on a cold day.

5. Not working; out of order.

   • Something is wrong with my cellphone.
   • Don't cry, honey. Tell me what's wrong.

6. Designed to be worn or placed inward

   • the wrong side of a garment or of a piece of cloth

7. Twisted; wry.

   • a wrong nose

adverb

1. (informal) In a way that isn't right; incorrectly, wrongly.

   • I spelled several names wrong in my address book.
   • You're doing it all wrong!

noun

1. Something that is immoral or not good.

   • Injustice is a heinous wrong.

2. An instance of wronging someone (sometimes with possessive to indicate the wrongdoer).

3. The incorrect or unjust position or opinion.

4. The opposite of right; the concept of badness.

verb

1. To treat unjustly; to injure or harm; to do wrong by.

   • The dealer wronged us by selling us this lemon of a car.

2. To deprive of some right, or to withhold some act of justice.

3. To slander; to impute evil to unjustly.