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Added 9 October 2026

wrong

/ˈɹɒŋ/ adjective

In Latin: falsus, perperus, erroneus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about wrong at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Incorrect or untrue.
Some of your answers were correct, and some were wrong.
Asserting something incorrect or untrue.
You're wrong: he's not Superman at all.
Immoral, not good, bad.
It is wrong to lie.

adverb

In a way that isn't right; incorrectly, wrongly.
I spelled several names wrong in my address book.

noun

Something that is immoral or not good.
Injustice is a heinous wrong.
An instance of wronging someone (sometimes with possessive to indicate the wrongdoer).
The incorrect or unjust position or opinion.

verb

To treat unjustly; to injure or harm; to do wrong by.
The dealer wronged us by selling us this lemon of a car.
To deprive of some right, or to withhold some act of justice.
To slander; to impute evil to unjustly.

Origin

From Middle English wrong, from Old English wrang (“wrong, twisted, uneven”), from Old Norse rangr, vrangr (“crooked, wrong”), from Proto-Germanic *wrangaz (“crooked, twisted, turned awry”), from Proto-Indo-European *werḱ-, *wrengʰ- (“to twist, weave, tie together”), from *wer- (“to turn, bend”). Cognate with Scots wrang (“wrong”), Danish vrang (“wrong, crooked”), Swedish vrång (“perverse, distorted”), Icelandic rangur (“wrong”), Norwegian Nynorsk rang (“wrong”), Dutch wrang (“bitter, sour”) and the first element in the mythic Old Frisian city of Rungholt (“crooked wood”). More at wring.

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