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wrongnot correct or true; not morally right

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: not correct or true; not morally right

Pronunciation (IPA): /rɔːŋ/

Example Sentences

  • I took the wrong bus and ended up at the zoo instead of school.
  • There's nothing wrong with eating pizza for breakfast.
  • Don't get me wrong - I love your cooking.

wrong

ADJECTIVE

[/rɔːŋ/]

not correct or true; not morally right

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/rɔːŋ/
🇬🇧 UK/rɒŋ/

🌳Etymology

Rootwrong

🎵Rhyme

longsongstrongalong
long
song
strong
along

🔗Collocations

go wrong
prove wrong
wrong answer
wrong way
do wrong
get it wrong

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

I took the wrong bus and ended up at the zoo instead of school.

😄 Fun example

There's nothing wrong with eating pizza for breakfast.

Don't get me wrong - I love your cooking.

😄 Fun example

My GPS led me wrong and I drove in circles for an hour.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

incorrectfalsemistakenerroneousinaccurate

Antonyms

rightcorrecttrue

Related

errormistakefaultincorrectmisguided

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