wrong (rông, r?ng)adj.1. Not in conformity with fact or truth; incorrect or erroneous: a wrong answer.2. a. Contrary to conscience, morality, or law: Stealing is wrong.b. Unfair; unjust: The kids felt it was wrong when some got to go on the field trip but not others.3. Not required, intended, or wanted: took a wrong turn.4. Not fitting or suitable; inappropriate or improper: said the wrong thing.5. Not in accord with established usage, method, or procedure: the wrong way to shuck clams.6. Not functioning properly; amiss: What is wrong with the TV?7. Designating the side, as of a garment, that is less finished and not intended to show: socks worn wrong side out.adv.1. In a wrong manner; mistakenly or erroneously: answered wrong.2. In a wrong course or direction: turned wrong at the crossroads.3. Immorally or unjustly: She acted wrong in lying.n.1. a. An unjust, injurious, or immoral act: felt that he had been done a wrong.b. That which is unjust, immoral, or improper: doesn’t seem to know right from wrong.c. The condition of being in error or at fault: I hate being in the wrong.2. a. An invasion or a violation of another’s legal rights.b. Law A tort.tr.v. wronged, wrong·ing, wrongs 1. To treat (someone) unjustly or injuriously.2. To discredit unjustly; malign: “those whom he had wronged with his bitter pen” (Evan I. Schwartz).Idioms: do (someone) wrong Informal To be unfaithful or disloyal. go wrong1. To go amiss; turn out badly: What went wrong with their business?2. To make a mistake or mistakes: parents wondering where they went wrong raising their child.3. To behave immorally after a period of innocence or moral behavior: a young man who went wrong.[Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]wrong?er n.wrong?ly adv.wrong?ness n.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.wrong (r??) adj1. not correct or truthful: the wrong answer. 2. acting or judging in error: you are wrong to think that. 3. (postpositive) immoral; bad: it is wrong to cheat. 4. deviating from or unacceptable to correct or conventional laws, usage, etc5. not intended or wanted: the wrong road. 6. (postpositive) not working properly; amiss: something is wrong with the engine. 7. (Textiles) US (of a side, esp of a fabric) intended to face the inside so as not to be seen8. get on the wrong side of US get in wrong with informal to come into disfavour with9. (Physiology) go down the wrong way (of food) to pass into the windpipe instead of the gulletadv10. in the wrong direction or manner11. go wrong a. to turn out other than intendedb. to make a mistakec. (of a machine, etc) to cease to function properlyd. to go astray morally12. get wrong a. to fail to understand properlyb. to fail to provide the correct answer ton13. a bad, immoral, or unjust thing or action14. (Law) law a. an infringement of another person’s rights, rendering the offender liable to a civil action, as for breach of contract or tort: a private wrong. b. a violation of public rights and duties, affecting the community as a whole and actionable at the instance of the Crown: a public wrong. 15. in the wrong mistaken or guiltyvb (tr) 16. to treat unjustly17. to discredit, malign, or misrepresent18. to seduce or violate[Old English wrang injustice, from Old Norse vrang; see wring] ?wronger n ?wrongly adv ?wrongness nCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014wrong (r??, r??) adj. 1. not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed. 2. deviating from truth or fact; erroneous: a wrong answer. 3. not correct in action, judgment, opinion, etc., as a person; in error. 4. not proper or usual; not in accordance with rules or practice. 5. out of order; awry; amiss: Something is wrong with the machine. 6. not suitable or appropriate: the wrong shoes with that dress. 7. of or designating the side ordinarily kept inward or under: to wear a sweater wrong side out. n. 8. something improper or not in accordance with morality, goodness, or truth; evil. 9. an injustice. 10. Law. a. an invasion of another’s right, resulting in that person’s suffering or damage. b. a tort. adv. 11. in a wrong manner; not rightly; awry; amiss. v.t. 12. to do wrong to; treat unfairly or unjustly; harm. 13. to impute evil to (someone) unjustly; malign. Idioms: 1. go wrong, a. to go amiss; fail. b. to pursue an immoral course; become depraved: Bad friends caused him to go wrong. 2. in the wrong, to blame; in error: to be in the wrong without admitting it. [before 1100; Middle English wrong, wrang, late Old English wrang