Tra từ wrong - Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

wrong UK [rɒŋ] US [rɑːŋ] adjective

NOT CORRECT

1. <E > not correct
• Three of your answers were wrong.
• That clock is wrong - it's 12.30 not 12.15.
• Some of his facts are questionable, others are plainly (= completely) wrong.
Compare right
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Wrong
2. <E > If someone is wrong, they are not correct in their judgment or statement about something
• You were wrong about the time - the shop closed at 7 not 8.
• He's wrong in thinking that we will support the project financially.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Wrong
3. prove sb wrong
to show by your actions that someone's judgment of you was not correct
• I thought she couldn't do it, but she proved me wrong.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Wrong

• I got eight correct answers and two wrong ones in last week's exam.
• On the last question, she guessed wrong.
• He doesn't have the humility to admit when he's wrong.
• I'd marked her down as a Labour Party supporter, but I was completely wrong.
• I'm hopeless at physics, and it's the same with chemistry - I get it all wrong.

NOT SUITABLE

4. <E > not suitable or correct, or not as it should be
• She's the wrong person for the job.
• We must have taken a wrong turning.
• I'm sorry, you've got the wrong number (= this is not the telephone number you wanted).
Compare right
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Unsuitable and unacceptable
5. <A > describes something that is not considered to be socially acceptable or suitable
• She got in with the wrong crowd (= a group of people who were not considered socially acceptable) at university.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Unsuitable and unacceptable
6. <A > If you ask someone what is wrong, you want to know what is worrying or upsetting them
• You've been quiet all evening. Is there anything wrong?
• What's wrong with you today?
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences ↑Accidents and disasters
7. the wrong way round/around
If something is the wrong way round/around, the part that should be at the front is at the back
• You've got your skirt on the wrong way round.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Backwards, sideways and back and forth

• There are fears that the weapons might fall into the wrong hands.
• I realised I was looking at it from the wrong angle.
• We realized we had taken the wrong road and had to double back.
• I got into drugs because I was hanging around with the wrong people.
• He put the wheel on the wrong way around.

IMMORAL

8. <A > not considered morally acceptable by most people
• Children should be taught that violence is wrong.
• It was wrong of her to lie to you.
• What's wrong with having a bit of fun?
Opposite right
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Morally wrong and evil ↑Dishonest

• Do you think it's wrong to use aborted foetuses for medical research?
• "Was it wrong of me to go to the police?" "Oh no, I'm sure you did right."
• It's wrong to treat animals as if they had no feelings.
• You didn't do anything wrong, - you should have a clear conscience.
• He argued that it was wrong to invest in the arms trade.

NOT WORKING
9. after verb not working correctly
• Something's wrong with the television - the picture's gone fuzzy.
• The doctors are still trying to find out what's wrong.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Not functioning
Idioms: catch somebody on the wrong foot ▪ get into the wrong hands ▪ get the wrong end of the stick ▪ go down the wrong way ▪ send out the wrong signals

adverb
1. <I > informal in a way that is not correct
• You've spelt my name wrong.
See also wrongly
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Wrong
2. get sth wrong informal
to make a mistake in the way you answer or understand something
• I spent hours doing that calculation and I still got the answer wrong.
• You've got it all wrong - it was your boss that she was annoyed with and not you!
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Wrong
3. go wrong
A. <I > If a situation or event goes wrong, it becomes unpleasant and is not a success
• Our marriage began to go wrong after we had our first child.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Failing and doing badly
B. <A > to make a mistake
• These shelves are very easy to put together - you can't go wrong.
• I thought I'd done this correctly, I just can't understand where I've gone wrong.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Making mistakes
C. If a machine goes wrong, it stops working correctly.
• Our TV keeps going wrong.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Not functioning

• I've tied the knots all wrong.
• I got the time wrong.
• I wrote the number down wrong.
Idiom: don't get me wrong

noun
1. uncountable what is considered to be morally unacceptable
• He has no sense of right and wrong.
• I was brought up to tell the truth and know right from wrong.
• As far as her parents are concerned, she can do no wrong (= she is perfect in every way).
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Morally wrong and evil ↑Dishonest
2. countable an unfair action
• He has done us a great wrong.
• She was trying to right (= do something to make better) the wrongs of the past.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Bad and wrong behaviour ↑Disobedient ↑Obeying and breaking the law ↑Obedient and compliant
3. in the wrong
If someone is in the wrong, they have made a mistake or done something which is bad or illegal
• The driver was unquestionably in the wrong.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Wrong
Idiom: Two wrongs don't make a right

verb transitive formal
to treat someone in an unfair or unacceptable way
• She felt deeply wronged by his accusations.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Treating people or animals badly ↑Insults and abuse ↑Unkind, cruel and unfeeling ↑Violent or aggressive