Tra từ wrong - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

wrong [wrong wrongs wronged wronging wronger wrongest] adjective, adverb, noun, verb BrE [rɒŋ] NAmE [rɔːŋ]
adjective

NOT CORRECT
1. not right or correct
• 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.
Opp: ↑right
2. not before noun (of a person)not right about sth/sb
Syn: ↑mistaken
• I think she lives at number 44, but I could be wrong.
•~ (about sth/sb) You were wrong about Tom; he's not married after all.
•~ (to do sth) We were wrong to assume that she'd agree.
•She would prove him wrong (= prove that he was wrong) whatever happened.
• (informal)You think you've beaten me but that's where you're wrong.
• (informal)Correct me if I'm wrong (= I may be wrong) but didn't you say you two knew each other?

CAUSING PROBLEMS
3. not before noun causing problems or difficulties; not as it should be
• Is anything wrong? You look worried.
• ‘ What's wrong?’ ‘Oh, nothing.’
•~ with sb/sth There's something wrong with the printer.
•The doctor could find nothing wrong with him.
•I have something wrong with my foot.

NOT SUITABLE
4. usually before noun not suitable, right or what you need
•~ (sth) (for sth) He's the wrong person for the job.
•~ (sth to do) I realized that it was the wrong thing to say.
•We don't want this document falling into the wrong hands.
•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).

NOT MORALLY RIGHT
5. not usually before noun not morally right or honest
• This man has done nothing wrong.
•~ (of/for sb) (to do sth) It is wrong to tell lies.
•It was wrong of me to get so angry.
•~ with sth/with doing sth What's wrong with eating meat?
•~ that… It is wrong that he should not be punished for what he did.
more at back the wrong horse at ↑back _v., be barking up the wrong tree at ↑bark _v., get out of bed on the wrong sideget up on the wrong side of the bed at ↑bed _n., not far off/out/wrong at ↑far _adv., get/start off on the right/wrong foot at ↑foot _n., hit/strike the right/wrong note at ↑note _n., rub sb up the wrong way at ↑rub _v., get on the right/wrong side of sbon the right/wrong side of 40, etc. at ↑side _n., on the right/wrong track at ↑track _n.

Word Origin:
late Old English wrang, from Old Norse rangr ‘awry, unjust’; related to ↑wring.

Synonyms:
wrong
false • mistaken • incorrect • inaccurate • misguided • untrue
These words all describe sth that is not right or correct, or sb who is not right about sth.
wrong • not right or correct; (of a person) not right about sb/sth: ▪ I got all the answers wrong. ◇ ▪ We were wrong to assume she'd agree.
false • not true or correct; wrong because it is based on sth that is not true or correct: ▪ A whale is a fish. ▪ True or false? ◇ ▪ She gave false information to the insurance company.
mistaken • wrong in your opinion or judgement; based on a wrong opinion or bad judgement: ▪ You're completely mistaken about Jane.
incorrect • (rather formal) wrong according to the facts; containing mistakes: ▪ Many of the figures were incorrect.
inaccurate • wrong according to the facts; containing mistakes: ▪ The report was badly researched and quite inaccurate.
incorrect or inaccurate?
A fact, figure or spelling that is wrong is incorrect; information, a belief or a description based on incorrect facts can be incorrect or inaccurate; something that is produced, such as a film, report or map, that contains incorrect facts is inaccurate.
misguided • wrong because you have understood or judged a situation badly: ▪ In her misguided attempts to help, she only made the situation worse.
untrue • not based on facts, but invented or guessed: ▪ These accusations are totally untrue.
to be wrong/mistaken about sth
wrong/false/mistaken/incorrect/inaccurate/untrue information
a(n) false/mistaken/incorrect/inaccurate/misguided belief
a(n) wrong/incorrect answer

Example Bank:
•Don't get me wrong= don't misunderstand me— I'm not asking for special treatment.
•Everything was going wrong in my life.
•He got all his calculations wrong.
•She was able to prove him wrong.
•She was worried that there was something seriously wrong with her.
•She's all wrong for you.
•She's simply wrong for this job.
•The authors are just plain wrong in their assessments.
•The doctor could find nothing physically wrong with him.
•There's nothing inherently wrong with this type of nostalgia.
•They weren't far wrong with their estimate of 100 000.
•Things seemed to be going horribly wrong.
•You can't go wrong with spaghetti— everyone likes it.
•You were completely wrong about Maurice. He's not leaving.
•You've got it all wrong. I never meant to imply that you were responsible.
•‘What's wrong?’ ‘Oh, nothing.’
•Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't I know you?
•He knows that he's done wrong.
•He's the wrong person for the job.
•I think she lives at number 40, but I could be wrong.
•I've got something wrong with my foot.
•Is anything wrong? You look worried.
•It is wrong that she wasn't punished for what she did.
•It was his bad luck to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
•It was wrong of me to lose my temper.
•It's wrong to tell lies.
•Paying people such low wages is simply wrong.
•She would prove him wrong whatever happened.
•That picture is the wrong way round.
•There's nothing wrong with eating meat.
•There's something wrong with the printer.
•This man has done nothing wrong.
•We don't want this document falling into the wrong hands.
•We were wrong to assume she'd agree.
•What's wrong with leading a comfortable life?
•You think you've beaten me, but that's where you're wrong.
•You were wrong about Tom— he's not married after all.
•You're holding the camera the wrong way up.
•You're not far wrong when you say he's the richest guy in town.
•the wrong way around
Idioms: ↑get somebody wrong ▪ ↑get something wrong ▪ ↑get the wrong end of the stick ▪ ↑go wrong ▪ ↑in the wrong ▪ ↑on the wrong side of the law ▪ ↑on the wrong side of the tracks ▪ ↑take something the wrong way ▪ ↑two wrongs don't make a right ▪ ↑you can't go wrong
Derived Word: ↑wrongness

adverb (used after verbs)
in a way that produces a result that is not correct or that you do not want
•My name is spelt wrong.
•The program won't load. What am I doing wrong?
•I was trying to apologize but it came out wrong (= what I said sounded wrong).
•‘I thought you were going out.’ ‘Well you must have thought wrong, then!’
Opp: ↑right
more at put a foot wrong at ↑foot _n.

Word Origin:
late Old English wrang, from Old Norse rangr ‘awry, unjust’; related to ↑wring.

Which Word?:
wrong / wrongly / wrongfully
In informal language wrong can be used as an adverb instead of wrongly, when it means ‘incorrectly’ and comes after a verb or its object: ▪ My name was spelled wrong. ◇ ▪ I’m afraid you guessed wrong. Wrongly is used before a past participle or a that clause: ▪ My name was wrongly spelt. ◇ ▪ She guessed wrongly that he was a teacher.
Wrongfully is usually used in a formal legal situation with words like convicted, dismissed and imprisoned.

Example Bank:
•What went wrong? You were doing really well.

noun
1. uncountable behaviour that is not honest or morally acceptable
•Children must be taught the difference between right and wrong.
•Her son can do no wrong in her eyes.
2. countable (formal)an act that is not legal, honest or morally acceptable
•It is time to forgive past wrongs if progress is to be made.
Opp: ↑right
more at right a wrong at ↑right _v.

Word Origin:
late Old English wrang, from Old Norse rangr ‘awry, unjust’; related to ↑wring.

Example Bank:
•According to her, her son could do no wrong.
•Although he knew he was in the wrong, he wouldn't apologize.
•Children have to learn the difference between right and wrong.
•He admitted he had done her wrong and asked for forgiveness.
•How can we right these wrongs?
•I see no wrong in asking him to share the expenses.
•If they do wrong, they have to be punished.
•It's the job of the newspapers to expose the wrongs suffered by such people.
•The two communities must learn to forgive past wrongs.
•There are various kinds of civil wrongs, or torts.
•Whatever the rights and wrongs of the situation, there's not a lot we can do.
•You are answerable in court for wrongs done to individuals.
•the wrongs inflicted on innocent people
•I see no wrong in taking a little time off.
•to redress/right/forgive a wrong

verb usually passive ~ sb (formal)
to treat sb badly or in an unfair way
• He felt deeply wronged by the allegations.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Old English wrang, from Old Norse rangr ‘awry, unjust’; related to ↑wring.