wrong
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈɹɒŋ/]
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1. wrong (adj) — sense 1
Definition: Incorrect or untrue.
Example: Some of your answers were correct, and some were wrong.
2. wrong (adj) — sense 2
Definition: Asserting something incorrect or untrue.
Example: You're wrong: he's not Superman at all.
3. wrong (adj) — sense 3
Definition: Immoral, not good, bad.
Example: It is wrong to lie.
Concept: Грех
4. wrong (adv) — sense 4
Definition: In a way that isn't right; incorrectly, wrongly.
Example: I spelled several names wrong in my address book.
5. wrong (noun) — sense 5
Definition: Something that is immoral or not good.
Example: Injustice is a heinous wrong.
6. wrong (noun) — sense 6
Definition: An instance of wronging someone (sometimes with possessive to indicate the wrongdoer).
Example: Can she excuse my wrongs with Virtue's cloak? Shall I call her good when she proves unkind?
7. wrong (noun) — sense 7
Definition: The incorrect or unjust position or opinion.
Example: I blame not her: she could say little less; She had the wrong.
8. wrong (verb) — sense 8
Definition: To treat unjustly; to injure or harm; to do wrong by.
Example: The dealer wronged us by selling us this lemon of a car.
9. wrong (verb) — sense 9
Definition: To deprive of some right, or to withhold some act of justice.
Example: ... And might by no suit gain our audience. When we are wrong'd and would unfold our griefs, We are denied access unto his person Even by those men that most have done us wrong.
10. wrong (verb) — sense 10
Definition: To slander; to impute evil to unjustly.
Example: O masters! if I were dispos'd to stir Your hearts and minds to mutiny and rage, I should do Brutus wrong, and Cassius wrong, Who (you all know) are honorable men. I will not do them wrong; I rather choose To wrong the dead, to wrong myself and you, Than I will wrong such honorable men.
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Polarities
Good ↔ Evil — concept «Грех»
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