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sth) | ~ (sth to do) not suitable, right or what you need AAiilW; Aii^l$; AAISc&A He’s the wrong person for the job. fiLA/SA o I realized that it was

the wrong thing to say. i£ iR PJ i£ it A tu ^o We don’t want this document falling into the wrong hands. IfcffJAiltt&WXtt&AAmM AWflo o It was his bad luck to be in the wrong place at the wrong time (= so that he got involved in trouble without intending

► NOT MORALLY RIGHT A if # 5 [not usually before noun] ~ (of/for sb) (to do sth) not morally right or honest A3S $S; AX; A: This man has done nothing wrong.

& fv. A ?£ A M 34 A A A A o 0 It is wrong to tell lies. iftilJi: A31 I Wo 0 It was wrong of me to get so angry. $c A iM % & A lift H o 0 What’s wrong with eating

meat? WfcftAfl'&AXf?

► wrongness noun [0] {formal) IT»T71 from/on the .wrong side of the 'tracks from or living in a poor area or part of town M i ( ) ^f^K; AA^A

tfti&E ( ^ci$E ) get (hold of) the wrong end of the 'stick (6rf, informal) to understand sth in the wrong way on the .wrong side of the law in

trouble with the police take sth the wrong 'way to be offended by a remark that was not intended to be offensive — more at back v., bark v.,

BED n., FAR adv., FOOT /?., NOTE <7., RUB V., SIDE n., TRACK n.

m adv. (used after verbs fh A zift is] X Is) in a way that produces a result that is not correct or that you do not want If fife; A IE 5ft; A2l: My name is spelt wrong.

fitT o 0 The program won’t load. What am I doing wrong? iiUJric A AT „ IS iP M h[ H 7 ? ol was trying to apologize but it came out wrong (= what I said sounded wrong). flNMIfcif ifc, A Ji ig-hi p ,ip $ TVfc) Lc 0 ‘I thought you were going out. ’ ‘Well you must have thought wrong, then!’ “ Jg tU A AH hi A %» ” “If?, ” B333 right IP8B1 get sb

'wrong (informal) to not understand correctly what sb means (.SAWS:,® ) : Don’t get me

SYNONYMS HXlf8»r

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. A

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wrong not right or correct; (of a person) not right about

sb/sth^igim, aiw, (A)am, mm. am

M: I got all the answers wrong. o o

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 AJEfift W, Ai^

W., iaiM&'J : A whale is a fish. True or false? it, X'fjAim? o She gave false information to the insurance company. A3I&M

mistaken wrong in your opinion or judgement; based on a wrong opinion or bad judgement A

jesiw, msimn&mm'Mmm-. You’re

completely mistaken about Jane.

m Jo

incorrect (rather formal) wrong according to the facts; containing mistakes AitfiftW, A3E

5ft $J: Many of the figures were incorrect. .E^^cAAEf- £JiA«fiftW.

inaccurate wrong according to the facts; containing mistakes $AWJ. AMW, WW: The

wrong (= do not be offended by what I am going to say), I think he’s doing a good job, but ... , ffc

iAA it f£ /L A# A, Ail- get sth ' wrong (informal) 1 to not understand a situation correctly ij| ^, iHt?,

® ) : No, you’ve got it all wrong. She’s his

wife. A, #T'7c£ic£-7o 2 to make a

mistake with sth ft} • • • mft; fE ■ • • #1“: I must have got the figures wrong. ^JISli![Aln$lll7 = go 'wrong 1 to make a mistake MlfipL $jlf; #H: If

you do what she tells you, you won’t go far wrong.

iA^lil/i^. o Where did we go wrong with those kids (= what mistakes did we make for them to behave so badly)? 1ECI AfE ^fEAfEiX^® 7 HI A 7 ? 2 (of a machine #l f£) to stop working correctly A A |Sf ; hi % M : My watch keeps going wrong. IfcW^AltfrlEhS 3 to experience problems

or difficulties hi jpj g£; 31Pj HI i® : The relationship started to go wrong when they moved abroad. jgr H A

Is, ItiliWXZUTffe ftMftiJMT, 0 What else can go wrong (= what other problems are we going to have)? A £ hi TJft ft 'a fnj M ? you can’t go 'wrong (with sth) (iinformal) used to say that sth will always be acceptable in a particular situation A hi it;

For a quick lunch you can’t go wrong with pasta. A A'iA — more at foot n.

m noun 1 [U] behaviour that is not honest or morally acceptable AXEr A; 91 Er ®; fP 3E: Children must

be taught the difference between right and wrong. Ut JIM 0 Her son can do no wrong in her eyes.

AMS. MAAASiMAIA 2 [c] (formal) an act that is not legal, honest or morally acceptable 1EP;

%; PS: It is time to forgive past wrongs if progress is to be made. MSIMS,

EH3 right ITSTB1 in the 'wrong responsible for an accident, a mistake, an argument, etc. ( A ♦ ik. m ilk, ) All, JThe motorcyclist was

clearly in the wrong. ASAo

two .wrongs don’t make a 'right (saying) used to say that if sb does sth bad to you, the situation will not be improved by doing sth bad to them S S11 flU zk ft % 7; IA A35 Aft A3i — more at right v.

INCORRECT OR INACCURATE? incorrect 35® 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. incorrect: MU A,

incorrect §£ inaccurate ; f£/j\ ^bA0^ ffrj mLAA

s£A#ffl inaccurate₀

misguided wrong because you have understood or judged a situation badly It21 ft?, In her

misguided attempts to help, she only made the situation worse. mm\t, SIMA fit #7!

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untrue not based on facts, but invented or guessed

These accusations are

totally untrue.

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS

■ be wrong/mistaken about sth

■ to prove wrong/false/mistaken/incorrect/inaccurate/ misguided/untrue

m wrong/faIse/mistaken/incorrect/inaccurate/untrue information

a a(n) false/mistaken/incorrect/inaccurate/misguided belief

a a(n) wrong/incorrect answer a absolutely/completely/totally/quite wrong/false/ mistaken/incorrect/inaccurate/misguided/untrue » It is/would be wrong/false/incorrect/inaccurate/ untrue to say ...