Skip to main content

wrongnot correct or true; not morally right

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: not correct or true; not morally right

Pronunciation (IPA): /rɔːŋ/

Korean meaning: 틀린, 잘못된; 도덕적으로 옳지 않은

Korean pronunciation: **롱**

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

Image coming soon

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/rɔːŋ/
🇬🇧 UK/rɒŋ/

🌳Etymology

Rootwrong

Origin

고대 노르드어 'rangr'에서 유래하여 '비뚤어진, 굽은'이라는 의미에서 '틀린, 잘못된'의 뜻으로 발전했습니다. 바이킹들이 비뚤어진 길을 '잘못된 길'이라고 부른 데서 시작되었다고 합니다.

🎵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

Want to master 19,000+ words?

Sign up free for flashcards & quizzes.