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wrong

Definition for wrong

adjective as in reverse, opposite

Strong matches

back, inside, inverse, obverse

adverb as in astray

verb as in hurt, mistreat another

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Example Sentences

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"I had to know what went wrong," he said.

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I don’t know what I’m doing wrong, but I know I can do this.

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“San Francisco was truly one of the great cities of the world and then 15 years ago it went wrong. It went woke.”

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In 2017, an employee typed the wrong command during a debugging procedure, resulting in the shutdown of more servers than expected.

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Following Thursday's announcement by the club about the impending fixture, Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the move "wrong" and said: "We will not tolerate antisemitism on our streets."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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