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wrong

/ɹɒŋ/
noun

  1. Something that is immoral or not good.

    "Injustice is a heinous wrong."

  2. An instance of wronging someone (sometimes with possessive to indicate the wrongdoer).

  3. The incorrect or unjust position or opinion.

Synonymswrength
verb

  1. To treat unjustly; to injure or harm.

  2. To deprive of some right, or to withhold some act of justice.

  3. To slander; to impute evil to unjustly.

adjective

  1. Incorrect or untrue.

    "Some of your answers were correct, and some were wrong."

  2. Asserting something incorrect or untrue.

    "You're wrong: he's not Superman at all."

  3. Immoral, not good, bad.

    "It is wrong to lie."

Synonymsdetrimental, false, faulty, injurious, unfit, unjust
Antonymsright
adverb

  1. In a way that isn't right; incorrectly, wrongly.

    "I spelled several names wrong in my address book."

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