wrong*/*/*/

wrong*/*/*/
[rɒŋ] adj I
1) if there is something wrong, there is a problem
You don't look well. Is anything wrong?[/ex]
I checked the engine, but I couldn't find anything wrong.[/ex]
There was something wrong with one of the tyres.[/ex]
She had some blood tests, but they still don't know what's wrong with her.[/ex]
What's wrong with the washing machine?[/ex]
2) not accurate, correct, or sensible
Syn:
We must have gone the wrong way.[/ex]
the wrong answer[/ex]
If you think carefully, you won't make the wrong decision.[/ex]
3) not morally right
Syn:
Do you think it's wrong to use animals for testing new medicines?[/ex]
There's nothing wrong with living with your boyfriend in my opinion.[/ex]
4) not suitable
It's the wrong place to build a factory.[/ex]
The colours just look wrong for a room this size.[/ex]
•
get off on the wrong foot — to start something badly, especially a relationship[/ex]
the wrong way round — with one part in the position where the other part should be[/ex]
See:
correct II
Words often used with wrong Adverbs often used with wrong (adj, sense 1) ■ badly, disastrously, dreadfully, horribly, seriously, terribly + WRONG: used for saying that there is a serious problem with something Adverbs often used with wrong (adj, sense 2) ■ completely, entirely, hopelessly, plainly, quite, totally + WRONG: used for saying that something is not at all correct II
adv
wrong */[rɒŋ]
in a way that is not correct
Someone had tied the rope on wrong.[/ex]
•
don't get me wrong — used for explaining your comments when you think that someone has not understood them[/ex]
get sth wrong — to make a mistake about something[/ex]
The police got the name wrong and arrested an innocent man.[/ex]
go wrong — 1) to stop working[/ex]
Then something went wrong with the engine.[/ex]

— 2) used when a problem happens and causes something to fail

It's difficult to say when the relationship started to go wrong.[/ex]
III
noun [U]
wrong [rɒŋ]
behaviour that is morally wrong or breaks a rule
Small children do not know the difference between right and wrong.[/ex]
•
in the wrong — someone who is in the wrong has made a mistake and deserves the blame for it[/ex]
IV
verb [T] formal
wrong [rɒŋ]
to treat or judge someone unfairly

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