HOW TO PRONOUNCE
wrong
/ˈɹɔŋ/
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The w is silent. Finish with ng as in sing, without adding a separate g.
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“The wrong direction.”
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Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗What does wrong mean?
adjective
- Incorrect or untrue.
- Asserting something incorrect or untrue.
- Immoral, not good, bad.
More meanings (12)
adjective
- Improper; unfit; unsuitable.
- Not working; out of order.
- Designed to be worn or placed inward.
- Twisted; wry.
adverb
- (informal) In a way that isn't right; incorrectly, wrongly.
noun
- Something that is immoral or not good.
- An instance of wronging someone (sometimes with possessive to indicate the wrongdoer).
- The incorrect or unjust position or opinion.
- The opposite of right; the concept of badness.
verb
- To treat unjustly; to injure or harm; to do wrong by.
- To deprive of some right, or to withhold some act of justice.
- To slander; to impute evil to unjustly.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈɹɔŋ/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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I cried in cold horror, something of Terry’s feeling creeping over me, that there must be something wrong among these many virtues.
She got on the wrong car and was roughly ejected by the conductor at a windy corner, in front of a saloon.
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He regarded dueling as wrong, and as opposed to the teachings of religion—but in deference to public opinion he fought a duel.
So turns she every man the wrong side out, And never gives to truth and virtue that Which simpleness and merit purchaseth.
“Don’t know the name, sir. Was answering an advertisement about typewriting and came to the wrong number—very pleasant, genteel young woman, sir.”