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Meaning of wrong | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A1 Common
ˈɹɒŋ

Definitions

  1. Something that is immoral or not good.
  2. An instance of wronging someone (sometimes with possessive to indicate the wrongdoer).
  3. To be unfaithful or disloyal.
  4. The incorrect or unjust position or opinion.
  5. Not in the right way or on the proper course:afield, amiss, astray, awry.
  6. The opposite of right; the concept of badness.
  7. To do a wrong to; treat unjustly:aggrieve, oppress, outrage, persecute.
  8. incorrectly. I think I may have spelt her name wrong. verkeerd بِطَريقَةٍ خاطِئَه грешно erradamente špatně falsch forkert λαθεμένα, στραβά, λάθοςmal, incorrectamente valesti اشتباهی väärin mal לא בְּסֶדֶר, בְּצורָה לא נְכוֹנָה गलत ढंग से netočno helytelenül secara keliru ranglega, rangt male 間違って 나쁘게 neteisingai, blogai nepareizi; aplami tidak kena; salah foutgalt, feilźle, niepoprawnie په غلط ډول erradamente incorect неправильно zle napačno pogrešno fel, felaktigt อย่างผิดพลาด yanlış biçimd...
  9. that which is not morally correct. He does not know right from wrong. verkeerd خَطَأ، باطِل злина errado zlo das Unrecht uret κακό, αδικίαmal väärus غلط؛ اشتباه väärä mal מַעֲשֶה רַע गलत neispravno rossz kesalahan siðferðilega rangur male 邪悪 나쁜 것 blogis sliktais; ļaunais; ļaunums perbuatan yg salah kwaadurett, galtzło, krzywda غلطي، ورانى، درواغ، دروهه ګرمتيا: ګناه، تيرى، ظلم mal rău зло zlo kar je narobe loše fel ความผิดพลาด yanlış, kötülük, günah 非,惡 зло براءی điều sai trái 错误
  10. to insult or hurt unjustly. You wrong me by suggesting that I'm lying. doen my 'n onding aan يُسيئُ إلى، يَظْلُم обиждам ofender křivdit Unrecht tun gøre uret αδικώ, προσβάλλωser injusto con, juzgar, agraviar ülekohut tegema گمراه کردن loukata faire du tort à לַעֲשוֹת עָווֶל לְ- अपमान करना činiti krivo igazságtalan vkivel szemben menyinggung perasaan gera rangt til offendere, fare torto 中傷する 부당하게 취급하다 įžeisti apvainot; aizvainot; darīt pāri mengeji onrecht doen krenke, gjøre urettkrzywdzić تي...
  11. not lawful or fair. wrongful dismissal from a job. onregmatig غَيْر قانوني، غَيْر جائِز، غَيْر عادِل неправилен injusto nespravedlivý ungerecht uretfærdig παράνομος, άδικοςinjusto, ilegal ebaseaduslik اشتباه؛ غیر قانونی laiton injuste לא צוֹדֵק अन्यायपूर्ण nezakonit, nekorektan jogtalan tidak adil óréttmætur ingiusto 不法な 나쁜 neteisingas, neteisėtas nelikumīgs; netaisns tidak adil atau tidak menurut undang-undang onrechtmatigurettmessig, feilaktig, urettferdig krzywdzący, bezprawny غلط، بې انصا...
  12. onregmatig بِطَريقَةٍ غَيْر قانونِيَّه неправилно injustamente nespravedlivě ungerecht uretfærdigt παράνομα, άδικαinjustamente, ilegalmente ebaseaduslikult به طور غیر قانونی یا نامشروع laittomasti injustement בְּאוֶפן לא צוֹדֵק अन्यायपूर्ण ढंग से nepravedno, nezakonito jogtalanul secara tidak adil með óréttmætum hætti ingiustamente 不法に 부당하게 neteisingai nelikumīgi; netaisnīgi dgn cara yg tidak adil onrechtmatigfeilaktig, urettferdig niesprawiedliwie په بې انصافۍ غير عادلانه injustamente (în mo...
  13. onregmatigheid عَدَم قانونِيَّة، عَدَم جَواز неправилност injustiça nesprávnost, nespravedlnost die Ungerechtigkeit uretfærdighed παρανομία, αδικίαinjusticia, ilegalidad väärus غیر منصفانه بودن epäoikeudenmukaisuus injustice עֲשִייַת-עָווֶל अन्याय nepravda, nezakonitost jogtalanság ketidakadilan óréttmæti ingiustizia 不法 부당함 neteisingumas nelikumība; netaisnīgums kesalahan; ketidakadilan onrechtmatigheidfeilaktighet, urettferdighetniesprawiedliwość په بې انصافۍ injustiça nedreptate незаконност...
  14. a person who does wrong or illegal things. The wrongdoers must be punished. kwaaddoener مُذْنِب، جانٍ، مُسيء нарушител transgressor pachatel, -ka der/die Missetäter(in) lovovertræder παράνομοςmalhechor, delincuente pahategija خطا کار؛ متجاوز pahantekijä malfaiteur/-trice עבריין अधर्मी zlotvor, grešnik jogsértő pelaku kesalahan misindismaður, afbrotamaður trasgressore, delinquente 悪事をする人 나쁜 짓을 하는 사람 piktadarys ļaundaris; likumpārkāpējs pesalah boosdoener en som gjør noe galt złoczyńca متجاوز t...

Equivalents

العربية الخطأ ظلم مخطئ
Беларуская крыўдзіць
Català malament
Dansk forkert
Gaeilge contráilte
Gàidhlig coire eucoir
Galego felonía
Հայերեն վատ
Bahasa Indonesia keliru salah
ქართული არასწორი
한국어 틀리다
Kurdî art fêl herîr lêser mal male Mîş tort
Latina falsus scelus
Lëtzebuergesch falsch ongerecht onmoralesch
Lietuvių nepadorus
Română imoral nedrept
Svenska fel
తెలుగు తప్పుడు
Tiếng Việt không tốt xấu

Examples

“Injustice is a heinous wrong.”
“Can she excuse my wrongs with Virtue's cloak? Shall I call her good when she proves unkind?”
“I blame not her: she could say little less; She had the wrong.”
“Thus much of this will make Black white, foul fair, wrong right, Base noble, old young, coward valiant.”

CEFR level

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