1 a : not agreeing with the facts or truth : incorrect ▪ the wrong answer ▪ Their conclusion was wrong. ▪ I don't want you to get the wrong impression of him. ▪ Don't take/interpret this the wrong way, but I think you should start exercising. ▪ Are my actions sending the wrong message? ▪ These pages are in the wrong order. ▪ I don't understand how I got the answer wrong. [=I do not understand how I did not know the right answer] ▪ I got four answers wrong on the test. ▪ I think you have dialed the wrong number. [=an incorrect telephone number] —opposite right b not used before a noun : speaking, acting, or judging in a way that does not agree with the facts or truth ▪ You're wrong; the answer is six. ▪ You like baseball, or am I wrong? ▪ Am I wrong in thinking that she should never have gone? ▪ I think her birthday is May 11th, but I could be wrong. ▪ He thinks I can't win, but I'm going to prove him wrong. ▪ Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't tomorrow your birthday? —often + about ▪ I was wrong [=mistaken] about the price. It actually costs $30, not $20. —often followed by to + verb ▪ It is wrong to assume that you will be safe if you do that. —opposite right
2 : not suitable or appropriate for a particular purpose, situation, or person ▪ These shoes are the wrong size. ▪ If you're looking to me for advice on love, then you're asking the wrong guy. ▪ That was the wrong thing to say/do. ▪ He picked the wrong time to bring up his salary. ▪ He was the wrong person for the job. ▪ I made the wrong decision. ▪ We got married for the wrong reasons. ▪ It would be wrong of me to pressure you into saying yes. ▪ There is nothing wrong with being quiet. ▪ We headed off in the wrong direction and got lost. ▪ The singer hit a wrong note. ▪ She bought the wrong kind of rice. ▪ He accidentally pressed the wrong button. ▪ They decided that they were wrong for each other and broke up. ▪ You are doing it the wrong way. ▪ It's not his fault that he was injured. He was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. —opposite right
3 not used before a noun : not in a proper, good, or normal state or condition —used to describe a situation in which there is a problem ▪ What's wrong? You look unhappy. ▪ She knew something was wrong when her friend didn't show up for dinner. —often + with ▪ There's something wrong with my computer. [=my computer is not working properly] ▪ Nothing is wrong with your car. [=your car is working properly] ▪ What's wrong with your shoulder? Did you hurt yourself?
4 : not morally or socially correct or acceptable ▪ Stealing is wrong. ▪ I swear I didn't do anything wrong! ▪ It was wrong of me to accuse you, and I'm sorry. ▪ It is wrong to take other people's things without their permission. ▪ There's nothing wrong with standing up for yourself. —opposite right
5 US —used to refer to the side of something that is not meant to be on top, in front, or on the outside ▪ The CD fell and landed wrong side up/down. ▪ He had his socks on wrong side out. —opposite right