WRONG
verb
Definitions
- 1. To treat with injustice; to deprive of some right, or to withhold some act of justice from; to do undeserved harm to; to deal unjustly with; to injure. He that sinneth . . . wrongeth his own soul. Prov. viii. 36.
- 2. To impute evil to unjustly; as, if you suppose me capable of a base act, you wrong me. I rather choose To wrong the dead, to wrong myself and you, Than I will wrong such honorable men. Shak.
Other Definitions
This word also has 3 other definitions:
WRONG
(adjective)
1. Twisted; wry; as, a wrong nose. [Obs.] Wyclif (Lev. xxi. 19).
2. Not according to the laws of good morals, whether divine or human; not suitable t...
WRONG
(adverb)
In a wrong manner; not rightly; amiss; morally ill; erroneously; wrongly. Ten censure wrong for one that writes amiss. Pope.
WRONG
(noun)
imp. of Wring. Wrung. Chaucer.
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
