wrong

US /rɑːŋ/

UK /rɑːŋ/

1.

faux, incorrect

not correct or true; mistaken

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You got the answer wrong.

Tu as eu la mauvaise réponse.

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That's the wrong way to do it.

C'est la mauvaise façon de le faire.

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incorrect mistaken erroneous inaccurate

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correct right true

2.

mal, injuste, immoral

unjust, dishonest, or immoral

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It's wrong to steal.

C'est mal de voler.

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He knows what he did was wrong.

Il sait que ce qu'il a fait était mal.

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unjust immoral unethical dishonest

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right just moral

1.

mal, incorrectement

in an incorrect or inappropriate way

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You're holding it wrong.

Tu le tiens mal.

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Everything went wrong today.

Tout a tourné mal aujourd'hui.

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incorrectly amiss awry badly

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correctly right

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tort, injustice

an unjust, dishonest, or immoral act

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He admitted his wrong.

Il a admis son tort.

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Two wrongs don't make a right.

Deux torts ne font pas un droit.

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injustice misdeed offense transgression

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right justice

1.

léser, faire du tort à

to treat someone unfairly or unjustly

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I feel like I've been wronged.

J'ai l'impression d'avoir été lésé.

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He was wronged by the legal system.

Il a été lésé par le système juridique.

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mistreat abuse oppress injure

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right justify

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back the wrong horse barking up the wrong tree get off on the wrong foot rub someone the wrong way get the wrong end of the stick take something the wrong way get up on the wrong side of the bed