Wrong
Definition of Wrong
imp. | 1. | imp. of Wring. Wrung. | a. | 1. | | | 1. | Twisted; wry; as, a wrong nose. | | 2. | 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. | | 3. | 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. | | 4. | Not according to truth; not conforming to fact or intent; not right; mistaken; erroneous; as, a wrong statement. | | 5. | Designed to be worn or placed inward; as, the wrong side of a garment or of a piece of cloth. | adv. | 1. | In a wrong manner; not rightly; amiss; morally ill; erroneously; wrongly. | n. | 1. | That which is not right.When I had wrong and she the right. - Chaucer. | | 2. | Deviation or departure from truth or fact; state of falsity; error; as, to be in the wrong. | v. t. | 1. | 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. | | 2. | To impute evil to unjustly; as, if you suppose me capable of a base act, you wrong me. |
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