wrong
/rɒŋ/
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Translation
Not right, or not correct.
Word origin
From Old Norse rangr, meaning crooked or unjust, which came into English long ago.
- Origin
- Old Norse
- Root
- rangr
Examples
answer .
"Wrong" tells you the answer is not correct.
.
Here "wrong" means it was not the right road.
lies.
"Wrong" can also mean bad or not good to do.
"Wrong" means not right or not correct. A wrong answer is a mistake, and the wrong way leads you to the wrong place. It is the opposite of "right", and it can also mean bad or unfair.
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