Quotes about "wrong"

• Noun: that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law; example: "he feels that you are in the wrong"

• Noun: any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right

• Verb: treat unjustly; do wrong to

• Adj: not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth; examples: "an incorrect calculation", "the report in the paper is wrong", "your information is wrong", "the clock showed the wrong time", "found themselves on the wrong road", "based on the wrong assumptions"

• Adj: contrary to conscience or morality or law; examples: "it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor", "cheating is wrong", "it is wrong to lie"

• Adj: not appropriate for a purpose or occasion; examples: "unsuitable attire for the office", "said all the wrong things"

• Adj: not functioning properly; examples: "something is amiss", "has gone completely haywire", "something is wrong with the engine"

• Adj: based on or acting or judging in error; example: "it is wrong to think that way"

• Adj: not in accord with established usage or procedure; examples: "the wrong medicine", "the wrong way to shuck clams"

• Adj: used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward; example: "socks worn wrong side out"

• Adj: badly timed; examples: "an ill-timed intervention", "you think my intrusion unseasonable", "an untimely remark", "it was the wrong moment for a joke"

• Adv: in an incorrect manner; example: "she guessed wrong"