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Webster 1913 Edition
Wrong
Wrong
(?; 115)
, Adj.
[OE.
wrong
, wrang
, a. & n., AS. wrang
, n.; originally, awry, wrung, fr. wringan
to wring; akin to D. wrang
bitter, Dan. vrang
wrong, Sw. vrång
, Icel. rangr
awry, wrong. See Wring
.] 1.
Twisted; wry;
as, a
. wrong
nose[Obs.]
Wyclif (Lev. xxi. 19).
2.
Not according to the laws of good morals, whether divine or human; not suitable to the highest and best end; not morally right; deviating from rectitude or duty; not just or equitable; not true; not legal;
as, a
wrong
practice; wrong
ideas; wrong
inclinations and desires.3.
Not fit or suitable to an end or object; not appropriate for an intended use; not according to rule; unsuitable; improper; incorrect;
as, to hold a book with the
wrong
end uppermost; to take the wrong
way.I have deceived you both; I have directed you to
wrong
places. Shakespeare
4.
Not according to truth; not conforming to fact or intent; not right; mistaken; erroneous;
as, a
. wrong
statement5.
Designed to be worn or placed inward;
as, the
. wrong
side of a garment or of a piece of cloth
Syn. – Injurious; unjust; faulty; detrimental; incorrect; erroneous; unfit; unsuitable.
Wrong
,adv.
In a wrong manner; not rightly; amiss; morally ill; erroneously; wrongly.
Ten censure
wrong
for one that writes amiss. Pope.
Wrong
,Noun.
That which is not right.
Specifically: (a)
Nonconformity or disobedience to lawful authority, divine or human; deviation from duty; – the opposite of moral
right
. When I had
wrong
and she the right. Chaucer.
One spake much of right and
wrong
. Milton.
(b)
Deviation or departure from truth or fact; state of falsity; error;
as, to be in the
. wrong
(c)
Whatever deviates from moral rectitude; usually, an act that involves evil consequences, as one which inflicts injury on a person; any injury done to, or received from; another; a trespass; a violation of right.
Friend, I do thee no
wrong
. Matt. xx. 18.
As the king of England can do no
wrong
, so neither can he do right but in his courts and by his courts. Milton.
The obligation to redress a
wrong
is at least as binding as that of paying a debt. E. Evereth.
☞ Wrongs, legally, are private or public. Private wrongs are civil injuries, immediately affecting individuals; public wrongs are crimes and misdemeanors which affect the community.
Blackstone.
Wrong
(?; 115)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Wronged
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Wronging
.] 1.
To treat with injustice; to deprive of some right, or to withhold some act of justice from; to do undeserved harm to; to deal unjustly with; to injure.
He that sinneth . . .
wrongeth
his own soul. Prov. viii. 36.
2.
To impute evil to unjustly;
as, if you suppose me capable of a base act, you
. wrong
meI rather choose
To
Than I will
To
wrong
the dead, to wrong
myself and you,Than I will
wrong
such honorable men. Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Wrong
WRONG
,Adj.
1.
Not physically right; not fit or suitable; as the wrong side of a garment. You hold the book the wrong end uppermost. There may be something wrong in the construction of a watch or an edifice.2.
Not morally right; that deviates from the line of rectitude prescribed by God; not just or equitable; not right or proper; not legal; erroneous; as a wrong practice; wrong ideas; a wrong course of life; wrong measures; wrong inclinations and desires; a wrong application of talents; wrong judgment. Habakkuk 1.3.
Erroneous; not according to truth; as a wrong statement.WRONG
,Noun.
Sarai said to Abraham, my wrong be on thee. Genesis 16.
Friend, I do thee no wrong. Matthew 20.
The obligation to redress a wrong, is at least as binding as that of paying a debt.
WRONG
,adv.
Ten censure wrong for one that writes amiss.
WRONG
,Verb.
T.
1.
To injure; to treat with injustice; to deprive of some right, or to withhold some act of justice from. We wrong a man, when we defraud him, and when we trespass on his property. We wrong a man, when we neglect to pay him his due. Philemon 18.2.
To do injustice to by imputation; to impute evil unjustly. If you suppose me capable of a base act, you wrong me.