Wrong Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈɹɔŋ/

RAWNG

UK

/ɹˈɒŋ/

RONG

Definición

Not correct or true; mistaken or inaccurate. It can also mean morally bad or unfair.

Uso & Matices

Used both as adjective and adverb ('wrong answer', 'go wrong'). Frequent collocations: 'something is wrong', 'wrong way', 'wrong person'. Informal uses include strong moral judgment or emotional expressions. Do not confuse with 'bad' which is more general.

• Spanish: incorrecto - equivocado - erróneo
• Portuguese (BR): errado - incorreto - equivocado
• Portuguese (PT): errado - incorreto - equivocado
• Chinese (Simplified): 错误 - 不对 - 有误
• Chinese (Traditional): 錯誤 - 不對 - 有誤
• Hindi: गलत - गलत - अनुचित
• Arabic: خاطئ - غلط - مخطئ
• Bengali: ভুল - অনুচিত - ত্রুটিপূর্ণ
• Russian: неправильный - ошибочный - неверный - скверный (морально)
• Japanese: 間違った - 誤った - 悪い（道徳的に）
• Vietnamese: sai - nhầm - không đúng - sai trái (đạo đức)
• Korean: 잘못된 - 틀린 - 나쁜 (도덕적으로)
• Turkish: yanlış - hatalı - kusurlu - haksız (ahlaki olarak)
• Urdu: غلط - نادرست - بری (اخلاقی طور پر)
• Indonesian: salah - keliru - tidak benar - salah (secara moral)

Oraciones de Ejemplo

It feels wrong to lie to your best friend.

natural

Sorry, you called the wrong number.

natural

This answer is wrong.

basic

I took the wrong bus and got lost.

basic

Something is wrong with my computer.

basic

You got the wrong idea about what happened.

natural