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(a) not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth; "an incorrect calculation"; "the report in the paper is wrong"; "your information is wrong"; "the clock showed the wrong time"; "found themselves on the wrong road"; "based on the wrong assumptions"
(a) contrary to conscience or morality or law; "it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor"; "cheating is wrong"; "it is wrong to lie"
(a) based on or acting or judging in error; "it is wrong to think that way"
(n) that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law; "he feels that you are in the wrong"
(n) a legal injury is any damage resulting from a violation of a legal right
(r) in an incorrect manner; "she guessed wrong"
(s) not appropriate for a purpose or occasion; "unsuitable attire for the office"; "said all the wrong things"
(s) not according with the facts; "unfortunately the statement was simply untrue"; "the facts as reported were wrong"
(s) not in accord with established usage or procedure; "the wrong medicine"; "the wrong way to shuck clams"
(s) not conforming with accepted standards of propriety or taste; undesirable; "incorrect behavior"; "she was seen in all the wrong places"; "He thought it was wrong for her to go out to work"
(s) used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward; "socks worn wrong side out"
(s) badly timed; "an ill-timed intervention"; "you think my intrusion unseasonable"; "an untimely remark"; "it was the wrong moment for a joke"
(v) treat unjustly; do wrong to

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