Wrong
adjective
Not correct or true.
Your answer to the math problem was wrong.
Often appears as...
- get something wrong
- proven wrong
adverb
In a wrong way; incorrectly.
You are doing it wrong.
Often appears as...
- gone wrong
- turned out wrong
noun
An unjust, dishonest, or immoral action.
It was a wrong to steal the money.
Often appears as...
- right or wrong
- two wrongs don't make a right
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Disapproving
adjective
Unsuitable or not fitting.
She was the wrong person for the job.
Often appears as...
- wrong size
- wrong place
verb
To treat unfairly or unjustly.
I feel that I have been wronged by my boss.
Often appears as...
- wronged by someone
- wronged her/him
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Not correct or true.
Your answer to the math problem was wrong.
Often appears as...
- get something wrong
- proven wrong
adverb
In a wrong way; incorrectly.
You are doing it wrong.
Often appears as...
- gone wrong
- turned out wrong
noun
An unjust, dishonest, or immoral action.
It was a wrong to steal the money.
Often appears as...
- right or wrong
- two wrongs don't make a right
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Unsuitable or not fitting.
She was the wrong person for the job.
Often appears as...
- wrong size
- wrong place
verb
To treat unfairly or unjustly.
I feel that I have been wronged by my boss.
Often appears as...
- wronged by someone
- wronged her/him
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Common Mistakes
The word 'wrong' is often used to correct misconceptions or errors.
If you think 2+2 equals 5, you're wrong.
Pro Tip 2/2Polite Disagreement
Use 'wrong' with care as it can sound blunt; soften it with phrases like 'I believe' or 'I think'.
I believe you're wrong about the movie's ending.
Pro Tip 1/2Common Mistakes
The word 'wrong' is often used to correct misconceptions or errors.
If you think 2+2 equals 5, you're wrong.
Pro Tip 2/2Polite Disagreement
Use 'wrong' with care as it can sound blunt; soften it with phrases like 'I believe' or 'I think'.
I believe you're wrong about the movie's ending.
Pro Tip 1/2Common Mistakes
The word 'wrong' is often used to correct misconceptions or errors.
If you think 2+2 equals 5, you're wrong.
Pro Tip 2/2Polite Disagreement
Use 'wrong' with care as it can sound blunt; soften it with phrases like 'I believe' or 'I think'.
I believe you're wrong about the movie's ending.
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Expanding our definition...
acting out to the wrong intention you know they're doing the wrong thing for the right reasons and and what I'm trying to show and I said I didn't make this up I stand in a very long tradition people have been arguing for holism who've been arguing for human systems of Education not automatons based systems education and which ones ones which are
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Can you solve...
written by one of the smartest people in history? Let's give it a shot. The world's rarest fish has been stolen from the city aquarium. The police have followed the scent to a street with five identical looking houses. But they can't search all the houses at once, and if they pick the wrong one, the thief will know they're on his trail.
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Why we laugh PIPE Sophie...
about laughter is wrong. So it's not at all unusual, for example, to hear people to say humans are the only animals that laugh. Nietzsche thought that humans are the only animals that laugh. In fact, you find laughter throughout the mammals. It's been well-described and well-observed in primates, but you also see it in rats,
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How to spot a misleading...
These techniques are known as cherry picking. A time range can be carefully chosen to exclude the impact of a major event right outside it. And picking specific data points can hide important changes in between. Even when there's nothing wrong with the graph itself, leaving out relevant data can give a misleading impression.
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The psychology of...
you instead told everyone who tried to help you that they were wrong. So what causes narcissism? Twin studies show a strong genetic component, although we don't know which genes are involved. But environment matters, too. Parents who put their child on a pedestal can foster grandiose narcissism.
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Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
Kind of, it symbolizes like there's no beginning or there's no end to this community that we've created. There's no right or wrong way to grieve. Grief and loss, it's a lifelong process. I really hope I am making an impact and making a difference in others lives.
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How did Hitler rise to...
Germany had to accept full responsibility for the war and pay reparations, debilitating its already weakened economy. All this was seen as a humiliation by many nationalists and veterans. They wrongly believed the war could have been won
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Questions No One Knows...
Maybe all the action takes place inside the mysterious recently discovered dark matter, or dark energy, that appear to account for most of the universe's mass. Or, maybe we're looking at the wrong scale.
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Best Monkey Moments PIPE...
one of the youngsters suddenly switches from mother to father this should calm things down with the youngster attached the father's protected and the harem should unite but it can go wrong
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The philosophy of...
justice, treating others with fairness even when they have done wrong; and courage, not just in extraordinary circumstances,
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Expanding our definition...
acting out to the wrong intention you know they're doing the wrong thing for the right reasons and and what I'm trying to show and I said I didn't make this up I stand in a very long tradition people have been arguing for holism who've been arguing for human systems of Education not automatons based systems education and which ones ones which are
Video examples
Can you solve...
written by one of the smartest people in history? Let's give it a shot. The world's rarest fish has been stolen from the city aquarium. The police have followed the scent to a street with five identical looking houses. But they can't search all the houses at once, and if they pick the wrong one, the thief will know they're on his trail.
Video examples
Why we laugh PIPE Sophie...
about laughter is wrong. So it's not at all unusual, for example, to hear people to say humans are the only animals that laugh. Nietzsche thought that humans are the only animals that laugh. In fact, you find laughter throughout the mammals. It's been well-described and well-observed in primates, but you also see it in rats,
Video examples
How to spot a misleading...
These techniques are known as cherry picking. A time range can be carefully chosen to exclude the impact of a major event right outside it. And picking specific data points can hide important changes in between. Even when there's nothing wrong with the graph itself, leaving out relevant data can give a misleading impression.
Video examples
The psychology of...
you instead told everyone who tried to help you that they were wrong. So what causes narcissism? Twin studies show a strong genetic component, although we don't know which genes are involved. But environment matters, too. Parents who put their child on a pedestal can foster grandiose narcissism.
Video examples
Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
Kind of, it symbolizes like there's no beginning or there's no end to this community that we've created. There's no right or wrong way to grieve. Grief and loss, it's a lifelong process. I really hope I am making an impact and making a difference in others lives.
Video examples
How did Hitler rise to...
Germany had to accept full responsibility for the war and pay reparations, debilitating its already weakened economy. All this was seen as a humiliation by many nationalists and veterans. They wrongly believed the war could have been won
Video examples
Questions No One Knows...
Maybe all the action takes place inside the mysterious recently discovered dark matter, or dark energy, that appear to account for most of the universe's mass. Or, maybe we're looking at the wrong scale.
Video examples
Best Monkey Moments PIPE...
one of the youngsters suddenly switches from mother to father this should calm things down with the youngster attached the father's protected and the harem should unite but it can go wrong
Video examples
The philosophy of...
justice, treating others with fairness even when they have done wrong; and courage, not just in extraordinary circumstances,
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Mary J. Blige
American Musician
I care about me now. When I didn't care about me, I was, like, 'Why is this going wrong? Why is my life so bad?' But when you don't care about yourself, nobody else is going to care about you. So I learned to love myself, even if nobody else does.
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Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
As a lower-class kid, I was raised to think success would be owning stuff. Having that great job, too. Now I find my parents' dream was wrong. You never really own anything. And you're never really finished as a person.
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Jennifer Lopez
American Musician
When I am wrong, I will learn the lesson and move on to face other challenges. For me, that's what creating your own life is. Doing your best work while being your best self.
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Warren Buffett
American Businessman
You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don't do too many things wrong.
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T. S. Eliot
American Poet
I said to my soul, be still, and wait without hope, For hope would be hope for the wrong thing.
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George Bernard Shaw
Irish Playwright
If there was nothing wrong in the world there wouldn't be anything for us to do.
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Jay Rock
American Musician
What's right is right, and what's wrong is wrong. That's how I live my life.
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Michelle Obama
American First Lady
Not being afraid to be wrong - I had to learn how to do that.
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Jarvis Landry
American Athlete
I feel like I've been proving people wrong all my life.
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Jessica Long
American Athlete
All of my life, I've loved proving people wrong.
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Mary J. Blige
American Musician
I care about me now. When I didn't care about me, I was, like, 'Why is this going wrong? Why is my life so bad?' But when you don't care about yourself, nobody else is going to care about you. So I learned to love myself, even if nobody else does.
Quote examples
Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
As a lower-class kid, I was raised to think success would be owning stuff. Having that great job, too. Now I find my parents' dream was wrong. You never really own anything. And you're never really finished as a person.
Quote examples
Jennifer Lopez
American Musician
When I am wrong, I will learn the lesson and move on to face other challenges. For me, that's what creating your own life is. Doing your best work while being your best self.
Quote examples
Warren Buffett
American Businessman
You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don't do too many things wrong.
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T. S. Eliot
American Poet
I said to my soul, be still, and wait without hope, For hope would be hope for the wrong thing.
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George Bernard Shaw
Irish Playwright
If there was nothing wrong in the world there wouldn't be anything for us to do.
Quote examples
Jay Rock
American Musician
What's right is right, and what's wrong is wrong. That's how I live my life.
Quote examples
Michelle Obama
American First Lady
Not being afraid to be wrong - I had to learn how to do that.
Quote examples
Jarvis Landry
American Athlete
I feel like I've been proving people wrong all my life.
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Jessica Long
American Athlete
All of my life, I've loved proving people wrong.
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