English definition of Wrong

English to English Dictionary ⇛
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

Definition of wrong

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of wrong is as below...

Wrong (a.) 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..

Lern More About Wrong

☛ Wiki Definition of Wrong

☛ Wiki Article of Wrong

☛ Google Meaning of Wrong

☛ Google Search for Wrong

Wrong :: Wrong (adv.) In a wrong manner; not rightly; amiss; morally ill; erroneously; wrongly.

Misfeasance :: Misfeasance (n.) A trespass; a wrong done; the improper doing of an act which a person might lawfully do.

Miscollocation :: Miscollocation (n.) Wrong collocation.

Amnesty :: Amnesty (v.) Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong; oblivion.

Self-wrong :: Self-wrong (n.) Wrong done by a person himself.

Defraud :: Defraud (v. t.) To deprive of some right, interest, or property, by a deceitful device; to withhold from wrongfully; to injure by embezzlement; to cheat; to overreach; as, to defraud a servant, or a creditor, or the state; -- with of before the thing taken or withheld..

Catachresis :: Catachresis (n.) A figure by which one word is wrongly put for another, or by which a word is wrested from its true signification; as, To take arms against a sea of troubles. Shak. Her voice was but the shadow of a sound. Young..

Misemployment :: Misemployment (n.) Wrong or mistaken employment.

Misacceptation :: Misacceptation (n.) Wrong acceptation; understanding in a wrong sense.

Misthrow :: Misthrow (v. t.) To throw wrongly.

Miscounsel :: Miscounsel (v. t.) To counsel or advise wrongly.

Expostulate :: Expostulate (v. i.) To reason earnestly with a person on some impropriety of his conduct, representing the wrong he has done or intends, and urging him to make redress or to desist; to remonstrate; -- followed by with..

Profane :: Profane (a.) To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to make a base employment of; to debase; to abuse; to defile.

Wrong :: Wrong (a.) Twisted; wry; as, a wrong nose..

Perversion :: Perversion (n.) The act of perverting, or the state of being perverted; a turning from truth or right; a diverting from the true intent or object; a change to something worse; a turning or applying to a wrong end or use..

Action :: Action (n.) A suit or process, by which a demand is made of a right in a court of justice; in a broad sense, a judicial proceeding for the enforcement or protection of a right, the redress or prevention of a wrong, or the punishment of a public offense..

Peccant :: Peccant (a.) Wrong; defective; faulty.

Amnesia :: Amnesia (n.) Forgetfulness; also, a defect of speech, from cerebral disease, in which the patient substitutes wrong words or names in the place of those he wishes to employ..

Judgment :: "Judgment (v. i.) The act of judging; the operation of the mind, involving comparison and discrimination, by which a knowledge of the values and relations of thins, whether of moral qualities, intellectual concepts, logical propositions, or material facts, is obtained; as, by careful judgment he avoided the peril; by a series of wrong judgments he forfeited confidence..

Sinister :: Sinister (a.) Wrong, as springing from indirection or obliquity; perverse; dishonest; corrupt; as, sinister aims..