Wrong I Correct Prove Extra Examples People Adjective

• i got all the answers wrong.
• he was driving on the wrong side of the road.
• sorry, i must have dialled the wrong number.
• you're holding the camera the wrong way up!

wrong

1. not right or correct
• OPPOSITE right
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/right_2
• I got all the answers wrong.
• He was driving on the wrong side of the road.
• Sorry, I must have dialled the wrong number.
• You're holding the camera the wrong way up!
• That picture is the wrong way round.
• I soon realised I'd taken a wrong turn.
• He got all his calculations wrong.
• The information is just plain wrong.
2. not right about something/somebody
• SYNONYM mistaken
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/mistaken
• I think she lives at number 44, but I could be wrong.
• You were wrong about Tom; he's not married after all.
• We were wrong to assume that she'd agree.
• She would prove him wrong (= prove that he was wrong) whatever happened.
• Correct me if I'm wrong (= I may be wrong) but didn't you say you two knew each other?
• If you think I'm happy, you're dead wrong.
• You think you've beaten me but that's where you're wrong.
• ‘I thought this might interest you because I know you like boxing.’ ‘You're not wrong (= you are absolutely right). I love boxing.’

Extra Examples

• You were completely wrong about Maurice. He's not leaving.
• She was able to prove him wrong.
• Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't I know you?
• The authors are just plain wrong in their assessments.
3. causing problems or difficulties; not as it should be
• Is anything wrong? You look worried.
• ‘What's wrong?’ ‘Oh, nothing.’
• There's something wrong with the printer.
• I have something wrong with my foot.
• The doctor could find nothing wrong with him.

Extra Examples

• She was worried that there was something seriously wrong with her.
• I've got something wrong with my foot.
• The doctor could find nothing physically wrong with him.
4. not suitable, right or what you need
• He's the wrong person for the job.
• She's simply wrong for this job.
• I realized that it was the wrong thing to say.
• Most people think that the country is heading in the wrong direction.
• It was his bad luck to be in the wrong place at the wrong time (= so that he got involved in trouble without intending to).
• We don't want this document falling into the wrong hands.
• She's all wrong for you.
5. not morally right or honest
• This man has done nothing wrong.
• It is wrong to tell lies.
• It's morally wrong to kill somebody.
• It was wrong of me to get so angry.
• What's wrong with eating meat?
• There's nothing inherently wrong with this type of nostalgia.
• It is wrong that he should not be punished for what he did.

Extra Examples

• It was wrong of me to lose my temper.
• It is wrong that she wasn't punished for what she did.
• He knows that he's done wrong.
• Paying people such low wages is simply wrong.
• There's nothing wrong with eating meat.
• What's wrong with leading a comfortable life?
6. to support somebody/something that is not successful
7. to have the wrong idea about how to get or achieve something
• You're barking up the wrong tree if you're expecting us to lend you any money.
8. from or living in a poor area or part of town
9. to start a relationship well/badly
• I seem to have got off on the wrong foot with the new boss.
10. to make somebody pleased with you/annoyed with you
11. to be in a bad mood for the whole day for no particular reason
12. to understand something in the wrong way
13. to do, say or write something that is suitable/not suitable for a particular occasion
• It is a bizarre tale and the author hits just the right note of horror and disbelief.
• Unfortunately, the president struck the wrong note in his speech, ignoring the public mood.
14. almost correct
• Your guess wasn't far out at all.
• They weren't far out with their estimate of 100 000.
• You're not far wrong when you say he's the richest guy in town.
15. younger or older than 40, 50, etc. years of age
16. thinking or behaving in the right/wrong way
• We haven’t found a cure yet—but we are on the right track.
• The new manager successfully got the team back onto the right track.
• The police were on the wrong track when they treated the case as a revenge killing.
17. in trouble with the police
18. to make somebody annoyed or angry, often without intending to, by doing or saying something that offends them
• She tends to rub people up the wrong way.
19. to be offended by a remark that was not intended to be offensive
• She always takes things the wrong way.

Word Origin

• late Old English wrang, from Old Norse rangr ‘awry, unjust’; related to wring.