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Word family  noun wrong adjective wrong wrongful verb wrong adverb wrong wrongly wrongfully

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++wrong1 /rɒŋ $ rɒːŋ/ ●●● S1 W1 adjective  1  not correct 不正确的WRONG/INCORRECT not correct, and not based on true facts 不正确的，错误的 OPP right Your calculations must be wrong. 你肯定算错了。 I think I got question 3 wrong. 我想第三题我做错了。it is wrong to do something It is wrong to assume that technological advance brings a higher quality of life. 认为科技的进步能提高生活质量是错误的。 I wish you’d stop trying to prove me wrong (=show that I am wrong) all the time. 我希望你不要总是想证明我错了。2  be wrong (about somebody/something) to not be right in what you think or believe about someone or something 搞错；出错 SYN mistaken OPP right No, you’re wrong. Brett wouldn’t do a thing like that. 不，你错了。布雷特不会做那样的事。 I was wrong about the new guy – he’s not Belgian, he’s French. 我把那个新来的家伙的情况搞错了——他不是比利时人，而是法国人。 That’s where you’re wrong! We never slept together. 你错就错在这里！我们从未上过床。3  problems 问题 used to describe a situation where there are problems, or when someone is ill or unhappy 〔状况〕有问题的；〔身体〕有病的；〔人〕情绪不佳的there is something wrong/something is wrong When he didn’t come back that night, I knew that something was wrong. 那天晚上他没回来，我就知道出问题了。wrong with What is wrong with our society? People just don’t seem to care anymore. 我们的社会是怎么啦？人们好像都无所谓了。 Is anything wrong? You haven’t said more than two words since you got here. 出什么事啦？你到这儿以后还没说超过两句话呢。 Dave’s got something wrong with his foot. 戴夫的一只脚出了点毛病。 Don’t worry, there’s nothing wrong. 别担心，没问题的。4  not the right one 不是正确的那个WRONG/INCORRECT not the one that you intended or the one that you really want 不对的，弄错了的 OPP right The letter was delivered to the wrong address. 信送错地址了。 driving on the wrong side of the road 在马路上逆向行驶 You’ve got the wrong man. I didn’t kill her. 你们抓错人了，我没有杀她。 I think we went the wrong way at that last turning. 我认为我们在刚才那个转弯处转错方向了。 There’s no one called Julia here. You must have the wrong number (=wrong telephone number). 这里没有叫朱莉娅的人。你肯定是拨错号码了。5  not morally right 不道德BAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONS not morally right or acceptable 不道德的；不能接受的 OPP rightit is wrong that It’s wrong that people should have to sleep on the streets. 有人不得不露宿街头，这让人无法接受。it is wrong to do something We all accept that it is wrong to torture people. 我们都同意严刑逼供是不对的。 We weren’t doing anything wrong! 我们没有做任何不正当的事！wrong with There’s nothing wrong with making a profit, provided you don’t cheat anyone. 只要不是欺骗别人，赚取利润没有什么不对。6  not suitable 不适合WRONG/UNSUITABLE not suitable for a particular purpose, situation, or person 〔对某目的、情况或人〕不适合的 OPP right It’s the wrong time of year to be planning a holiday. 在一年中的这个时间安排休假是不合适的。wrong for Anna and I were wrong for each other in dozens of ways (=not suited for a romantic relationship with each other). 我和安娜在许多方面都彼此不适合。7  not working 不运转 if something is wrong with a vehicle or machine, it stops working properly 〔车辆或机器〕出故障的，不能正常运行的wrong with There’s something wrong with the car again. 这汽车又出毛病了。 → go wrong at wrong2(2)n8  unpleasant informal unpleasant and upsetting or offensive – often used humorously That joke's just wrong, man!9  be the wrong way round/around a) ORDER/SEQUENCEto be in the wrong order 〔次序〕颠倒，相反 These two paragraphs are the wrong way round. 这两个段落次序颠倒了。 b) WRONG/INCORRECTif something is the wrong way round, the back is where the front should be 前后弄反 You’ve got your T-shirt on the wrong way around. 你的T恤前后穿反了。10  the wrong way up if something is the wrong way up, the top is where the bottom should be 〔上下〕颠倒 SYN upside down The painting was hung the wrong way up. 这幅画挂倒了。11  take something the wrong way UNDERSTANDto be offended by a remark because you have understood it wrongly 误解某句话 I like you. Don’t take this the wrong way, now. I mean as a friend. 我喜欢你。不要误解，我的意思是作为朋友。12. be in the wrong place at the wrong time spokenPROBLEM to get involved in trouble without intending to 在错误的时间来到错误的地点〔指无意中落入困境〕13  get on the wrong side of somebody DON'T LIKEto do something that gives someone a bad opinion of you, so that they do not like or respect you in the future 〔做某事〕冒犯某人，招某人讨厌 I wouldn’t like to get on the wrong side of her. 我不想招她讨厌。14. get on the wrong side of the law CRIMEto get into trouble with the police 与警方发生麻烦；犯事15. get off on the wrong foot START DOING somethingto start a job, relationship etc badly by making a mistake that annoys people 〔工作、关系等〕一开始就不顺利〔因犯错而使别人讨厌〕16  get the wrong end of the stick British English informalUNDERSTAND to understand a situation in completely the wrong way 完全误解形势 Geoff had got the wrong end of the stick, and thought I was angry with him. 杰夫完全误解了，他以为我生他的气了。17. be on the wrong track/tack WRONG/INCORRECTto have the wrong idea about a situation so that you are unlikely to get the result you want 〔思考时〕方向错误/路子不对头18. be from the wrong side of the tracks American EnglishPOOR to be from a poor part of a town or a poor part of society 来自贫民区；来自下层社会19. be the wrong side of thirty/forty etc informalOLD/NOT YOUNG to be older than 30 etc 已过30/40岁等 → get out of bed on the wrong side at bed1(8)20  correct me if I’m wrong used as a polite way of saying that you think what you are going to say is correct 如果我错了请予纠正〔礼貌地表示自认为将要说的话是正确的〕 Correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t you say you were going to do it? 如果我错了请纠正，但你不是说过你打算做这事吗？21  you’re not wrong spoken used to agree with someone 你没有错〔表示同意〕 ‘This government is ruining the country!’ ‘You’re not wrong there!’ “这个政府正在把国家毁掉！”“说得一点没错！”22. fall/get into the wrong hands if something secret or dangerous falls into the wrong hands, it is discovered by someone who may use it to harm people 〔秘密〕落入坏人手中；〔危险的事〕被小人发现n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1,2: adverbscompletely/totally/quite wrongI may be completely wrong.hopelessly wrongIn most cases judges are right, but in a few they are hopelessly wrong.verbsget something wrongThey’ve got their sums wrong.be proved wrong (=be shown to be wrong)People do not like to be proved wrong. THESAURUSwrong not correct or right – used about facts, answers etc, or people 〔事实、答案或人等〕错误的For every wrong answer, you lose five points. 每答错一题就扣五分。The figure he gave me was wrong. 他给我的数字是错的。I think you’re wrong about that. 我觉得那件事你搞错了。incorrect something that is incorrect is wrong because someone has made a mistake. Incorrect is more formal than wrong 错误的，不正确的〔incorrect比wrong正式〕 I’m afraid these prices are incorrect. 恐怕这些价格有误。The doctor had made an incorrect diagnosis. 医生误诊了。inaccurate something that is inaccurate is not exactly right and contains mistakes 不准确的，不精确的inaccurate information 不准确的信息ninaccurate measurementsThe old maps were often inaccurate. 旧地图通常不准确。false not based on true facts 错误的，虚假的Are the following statements true or false? 下列说法是否正确？He was accused of giving false information to the police. 他被指控向警方提供虚假信息。untrue [not usually before noun] not based on true facts, especially because someone is lying or guessing 〔尤因某人说谎或猜测〕不真实的I can’t believe he said that about me. It’s completely untrue! 我简直不敢相信他那么说我，真是一派谎言！The allegations were untrue. 那些指控是不真实的。misleading a misleading statement or piece of information makes people believe something that is wrong, especially because it does not give all the facts 误导的，使人误解的The article was very misleading. 那篇文章很误导人。nmisleading statisticsmisguided a misguided decision, belief, action etc is wrong because it is based on bad judgment or understanding 〔因判断或理解有误而〕做错的，错误的That decision seems misguided now. 现在看来那个决定是错误的。It was the consequence of a misguided economic policy. 那是错误的经济政策造成的结果。mistaken wrong – used about ideas and beliefs. Also used about a person being wrong. You’re mistaken sounds more polite and less direct than saying you’re wrong 弄错的，犯错的〔you’re mistaken比you’re wrong听起来更礼貌委婉〕She’s completely mistaken if she thinks that I don’t care about her. 如果她认为我不关心她，那她完全错了。a mistaken belief 错误的想法n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 3: used to describe a situation where there are problems, or when someone is ill or unhappyphrasesthere is something/nothing wrongThere’s something wrong with this yogurt.something/nothing is wrongIt was four whole days before anyone even noticed something was wrong.what’s wrongWhat’s wrong with your leg?adverbsvery wrongSomething is very wrong.terribly/dreadfully/horribly wrongHarry felt sure that something was terribly wrong.

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wrong• Mom always told us that stealing was wrong.• People used to believe that the world was flat, but we now know this is wrong.• The schedule must be wrong.• And you're always dead wrong.• It would make so many others wrong.• I don't deny that what I did was wrong, but I had no choice at the time.• Alice felt she had made the wrong decision.• Someone had moved the road sign so it was pointing in the wrong direction.• Do you think violence is always wrong, even in self-defence?• I was taught that abortion is wrong, even though it's not illegal.• When your forecasts are significantly wrong, find out why.• His brand of nationalism is wrong for our party and wrong for the country.• Dave's wrong for this job. He doesn't have enough patience.• I must have been wrong I suppose.• I wouldn't like you to get the wrong impression -- I do enjoy the course, but I just find it very hard work.• Myrna accidentally took the wrong medicine.• One wrong move, we realized with horror, and the doors could come tumbling down.• I tried to phone him, but it was the wrong number.• It was wrong of Sophie to take the money without asking.• The files had been put back in the wrong order.• It's wrong the way they treat that poor animal.• I think you picked the wrong time to call her.• Was I wrong to make a fuss?• It is wrong to treat people this way -- they should be given a chance to defend themselves.• The other members of the joint chiefs agreed with him that the Indochina conflict was the wrong war in the wrong place.• There's nothing wrong with making money, is there?• For every answer that is wrong, you lose five points.got ... wrong• Anybody who reveres wine has got it all wrong.• From the start of the day to its finish, the Government have got their priorities wrong.• He acknowledges that he got his timing wrong.• If indeed the people imagined that a human death would appease the Goddess they obviously got it wrong.• It would be a shame if those doctors opposed to the reforms had once again got it wrong.• I thought his poetry was funnier than his jokes, but I often got things wrong in those days.• Considering that this was just the period when women were making history, Thompson has got it very wrong indeed.• As a financial proposition, it has either consistently got its sums wrong or the people have never wanted their palace enough.wrong with• There's nothing wrong with making lots of money as long as you don't cheat people.• Something's gone wrong with my watch.• There's something wrong with the phone, the line's dead.• What's wrong with wearing blue socks with a black suit?• What's wrong with your car?• There's nothing wrong with your TV. The station had a power outage.wrong way• Do not tack too much in the early stages of the beat and do not let yourself be forced the wrong way.• Weeb said his father was afraid people might take it the wrong way.• They rub each other up the wrong way, and yet end up having a raunchy scene in a motel room.• Gabriel was looking the wrong way at the crucial second.• We went the wrong way, I suppose.• He drove off the lot, up Fox the wrong way so he could park on Prospect.• At one point he drove the wrong way through a contra-flow system.• If you lift heavy weights and you lift in the wrong way, you can obviously do yourself damage.it is wrong that• Since such fraudulent claimants are not actually unemployed, it is wrong that they should be counted as so.wrong for• This is the wrong paint for the outside of the house.There’s something wrong with• Spike There's something wrong with the goggles though.• Spike There's something wrong with this yogurt.wrong2 ●●● S2 adverb  1  WRONG/INCORRECTnot in the correct way 错误地，不正确地 OPP right You’ve spelt my name wrong. 你把我的名字拼错了。 What? Have I done it wrong? 什么？我做得不对吗？ I asked him to sort those files, but he’s done it all wrong (=in completely the wrong way). 我让他整理这些文件，可是他弄得根本不对。2  go wrong a) BROKENto stop working properly 出毛病，出故障 Something’s gone wrong with my watch. 我的手表出毛病了。 b) MISTAKEto make a mistake during a process so that you do not get the right result 〔在过程中〕出错，弄错 Follow these instructions and you can’t go wrong (=you are sure to succeed). 按照这些说明去做，就不会出错。 c) FAILto do something that makes a plan, relationship etc fail 〔计划、关系等〕出现问题 Thinking back on the marriage, I just don’t know where we went wrong. 回想这段婚姻，我真不知道我们的问题出在哪里。3  get something wrong MISTAKEto make a mistake in the way you write, judge, or understand something 写错[误解，误会]某事 This isn’t it. We must have got the address wrong. 不是这里，我们肯定把地址搞错了。get/have it all wrong (=understand a situation in completely the wrong way) 完全误解[曲解] No, no – you’ve got it all wrong! We’re just friends! 不，不——你完全搞错了！我们只是朋友！4  don’t get me wrong spokenUNDERSTAND used when you think someone may understand your remarks wrongly, or be offended by them 别误会我的意思 Don’t get me wrong – I like Jenny. 别误会——我喜欢珍妮。5  you can’t go wrong (with something) spokenDEPEND ON/RELY ON used to say that a particular object will always be suitable, satisfactory, or work well （某物）不会出问题〔用于表示总是合适、令人满意或运行良好〕 You can’t go wrong with a little black dress, can you? 穿件黑色小礼服总不会有错，是吧？ → come out wrong at come outn COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: adverbsgo badly/seriously wrongThe book is a thriller about a diamond robbery that goes badly wrong.go horribly/terribly wrongFrom that moment on, everything went horribly wrong for the team.go disastrously wrongHelp was close at hand in case the stunt went disastrously wrong.go tragically wrong (=so that death or serious injury results)A father and son died in a fire after a good deed for a friend went tragically wrong.phrasesthings go wrongIf things go wrong, they’ll blame me.something/nothing/everything goes wrongIf something goes wrong with your machine, you can take it back to the dealer.you can’t go wrong (=you cannot make a mistake)Turn right and then right again - you really can’t go wrong. if anything can go wrong, it willI’m sure that if anything can go wrong, it will.

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wrong• I think you've added it up wrongly.• Rightly or wrongly, employees see 'performance pay raises' as unfair.• The police chief admitted that some prisoners had been wrongly punished.• You idiot, Todd - you did it all wrong.• The Bill ensures that there is a clear complaints procedures should things go wrong.• The brainy men all went along To see that nothing should go wrong.• They spelled my name wrong on the envelope.• You've spelled my name wrong -- there should be an 'e' at the end.done ... wrong• Being called before a grand jury does not mean a witness has done anything wrong.• Computers store the names of people who have done wrong.• If you have a body, you must have done something wrong.• Like a country-western singer, she choruses again and again that her man has done her wrong.• Why should she be the victim when she had done nothing wrong?• She had never done anything wrong and she did not deserve to be persecuted.• I felt as if I was a schoolboy who had done something wrong and was being taken to see the headmaster.• There was almost a feeling that we had done wrong by keeping him with us.wrong3 ●●○ noun  1  [uncountable]BAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONS behaviour that is not morally right 坏事；恶行 He’s too young to know right from wrong. 他太小，还不能辨别是非。 Those who do wrong should be punished. 干坏事的人应该受到惩罚。somebody can do no wrong (=they are perfect) 某人不会做错事 Nathan adored her, and she could do no wrong in his eyes. 内森非常爱她，在他眼里她做什么都是对的。2  [countable]WRONG/UNJUSTIFIED an action, judgment, or situation that is unfair 不公正的行为[判决，情形] The black population suffered countless wrongs at the hands of a racist regime. 在一个实行种族主义的政权下，黑人受尽了冤屈。right a wrong (=bring justice to an unfair situation) 纠正错误；平反冤屈3  be in the wrong FAULT/BE somebody'S FAULTto make a mistake or deserve the blame for something 犯错误；应负责任 Which driver was in the wrong? 是哪个司机的责任？4. do somebody wrong UNFAIRto treat someone badly and unfairly – used humorously 冤枉某人，不公平地对待某人〔幽默用法〕5. two wrongs don’t make a right spokenUNFAIR used to say that if someone does something bad to you, you should not do something bad to them 冤冤相报何时了；以牙还牙行不通〔指不应报复〕

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wrong• Did the person know the difference between right and wrong?• Benjy's too young to know right from wrong.• He who wanted only to do right was so placed that he must choose between two hideous wrongs.• So what's in your catalogue of known wrongs?• Punishment for the wrongs of the regime still needs to be addressed.right from wrong• The spectator stands beside us and helps us discern right from wrong.• And one of the distinctive features of life here has been a gradual loss of the ability to distinguish right from wrong.• But knowing right from wrong is the easy part.• I got enough sense to sit up there and tell right from wrong.• At the age of 6, a child should be able to tell right from wrong.• They need some one to guide them, to show them right from wrong.right a wrong• Most problems arise from neglect and, since repairs involve skilled labour, righting a wrong can be expensive.• Its business is not to right wrongs, but to make money.wrong4 verb [transitive]  formalUNFAIR to treat or judge someone unfairly 不公正地对待，冤枉 Both sides felt that they had been wronged. 双方都觉得自己被冤枉了。→ See Verb table

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wrong• Both athletes felt they had been wronged by the committee's decision.• He feels himself wronged by unspoken accusations.Origin wrong1 (1100-1200) Old Norse rangr “not correct or as planned”

wrong1 adjective →10-22
→n COLLOCATIONS1 →n COLLOCATIONS2 →THESAURUS1wrong2 adverb →n COLLOCATIONS1wrong3 nounwrong4 verbLDOCE OnlineChinese  

not not true and based correct, on facts Corpus

wrong

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wrong¹ S1 W1 /rɒŋ $ rɒːŋ/ adjective1.  NOT CORRECT not correct, and not based on true facts
   OPP  right:
    Your calculations must be wrong.
    I think I got question 3 wrong.
    it is wrong to do something
    It is wrong to assume that technological advance brings a higher quality of life.
    I wish you’d stop trying to prove me wrong (=show that I am wrong) all the time.
2. be wrong (about somebody/something) to not be right in what you think or believe about someone or something
   SYN  mistaken
   OPP  right:
    No, you’re wrong. Brett wouldn’t do a thing like that.
    I was wrong about the new guy – he’s not Belgian, he’s French.
    That’s where you’re wrong! We never slept together.
3.  PROBLEMS used to describe a situation where there are problems, or when someone is ill or unhappy
    there is something wrong/something is wrong
    When he didn’t come back that night, I knew that something was wrong.
    wrong with
    What is wrong with our society? People just don’t seem to care any more.
    Is anything wrong? You haven’t said more than two words since you got here.
    Dave’s got something wrong with his foot.
    Don’t worry, there’s nothing wrong.
4.  NOT THE RIGHT ONE not the one that you intended or the one that you really want
   OPP  right:
    The letter was delivered to the wrong address.
    driving on the wrong side of the road
    You’ve got the wrong man. I didn’t kill her.
    I think we went the wrong way at that last turning.
    There’s no one called Julia here. You must have the wrong number (=wrong telephone number).
5.  NOT MORALLY RIGHT not morally right or acceptable
   OPP  right
    it is wrong that
    It’s wrong that people should have to sleep on the streets.
    it is wrong to do something
    We all accept that it is wrong to torture people.
    We weren’t doing anything wrong!
    wrong with
    There’s nothing wrong with making a profit, provided you don’t cheat anyone.
6.  NOT SUITABLE not suitable for a particular purpose, situation, or person
   OPP  right:
    It’s the wrong time of year to be planning a holiday.
    wrong for
    Anna and I were wrong for each other in dozens of ways (=not suited for a romantic relationship with each other).
7.  NOT WORKING if something is wrong with a vehicle or machine, it stops working properly
    wrong with
    There’s something wrong with the car again. ⇨ go wrong at wrong²(2)
8. be the wrong way round/around
  a. to be in the wrong order:
    These two paragraphs are the wrong way round.
  b. if something is the wrong way round, the back is where the front should be:
    You’ve got your T-shirt on the wrong way around.
9. the wrong way up if something is the wrong way up, the top is where the bottom should be
   SYN  upside down:
    The painting was hung the wrong way up.
10. take something the wrong way to be offended by a remark because you have understood it wrongly:
    I like you. Don’t take this the wrong way, now. I mean as a friend.
11. be in the wrong place at the wrong time spoken to get involved in trouble without intending to
12. get on the wrong side of somebody to do something that gives someone a bad opinion of you, so that they do not like or respect you in the future:
    I wouldn’t like to get on the wrong side of her.
13. get on the wrong side of the law to get into trouble with the police
14. get off on the wrong foot to start a job, relationship etc badly by making a mistake that annoys people
15. get the wrong end of the stick British English informal to understand a situation in completely the wrong way:
    Geoff had got the wrong end of the stick, and thought I was angry with him.
16. be on the wrong track/tack to have the wrong idea about a situation so that you are unlikely to get the result you want
17. be from the wrong side of the tracks American English to be from a poor part of a town or a poor part of society
18. be the wrong side of thirty/forty etc informal to be older than 30 etc ⇨ get out of bed on the wrong side at bed¹(8)
19. correct me if I’m wrong used as a polite way of saying that you think what you are going to say is correct:
    Correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t you say you were going to do it?
20. you’re not wrong spoken used to agree with someone:
    ‘This government is ruining the country!’ ‘You’re not wrong there!’
21. fall/get into the wrong hands if something secret or dangerous falls into the wrong hands, it is discovered by someone who may use it to harm people
     

COLLOCATIONS

(for Meaning 1,2)

■ adverbs
   ▪ completely/totally/quite wrong I may be completely wrong.
   ▪ hopelessly wrong In most cases judges are right, but in a few they are hopelessly wrong.
■ verbs
   ▪ get something wrong They’ve got their sums wrong.
   ▪ be proved wrong (=be shown to be wrong) People do not like to be proved wrong.
     

COLLOCATIONS

(for Meaning 3)

■ phrases
   ▪ there is something/nothing wrong There’s something wrong with this yogurt.
   ▪ something/nothing is wrong It was four whole days before anyone even noticed something was wrong.
   ▪ what’s wrong What’s wrong with your leg?
■ adverbs
   ▪ very wrong Something is very wrong.
   ▪ terribly/dreadfully/horribly wrong Harry felt sure that something was terribly wrong.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ wrong not correct or right – used about facts, answers etc, or people: For every wrong answer, you lose five points. | The figure he gave me was wrong. | I think you’re wrong about that.
   ▪ incorrect something that is incorrect is wrong because someone has made a mistake. Incorrect is more formal than wrong: I’m afraid these prices are incorrect. | The doctor had made an incorrect diagnosis.
   ▪ inaccurate something that is inaccurate is not exactly right and contains mistakes: inaccurate information | inaccurate measurements | The old maps were often inaccurate.
   ▪ false not based on true facts: Are the following statements true or false? | He was accused of giving false information to the police.
   ▪ untrue [not usually before noun] not based on true facts, especially because someone is lying or guessing: I can’t believe he said that about me. It’s completely untrue! | The allegations were untrue.
   ▪ misleading a misleading statement or piece of information makes people believe something that is wrong, especially because it does not give all the facts: The article was very misleading. | misleading statistics
   ▪ misguided a misguided decision, belief, action etc is wrong because it is based on bad judgement or understanding: That decision seems misguided now. | It was the consequence of a misguided economic policy.
   ▪ mistaken wrong – used about ideas and beliefs. Also used about a person being wrong. You’re mistaken sounds more polite and less direct than saying you’re wrong: She’s completely mistaken if she thinks that I don’t care about her. | a mistaken belief

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wrong² S2 adverb1. not in the correct way
   OPP  right:
    You’ve spelt my name wrong.
    What? Have I done it wrong?
    I asked him to sort those files, but he’s done it all wrong (=in completely the wrong way).
2. go wrong
  a. to stop working properly:
    Something’s gone wrong with my watch.
  b. to make a mistake during a process so that you do not get the right result:
    Follow these instructions and you can’t go wrong (=you are sure to succeed).
  c. to do something that makes a plan, relationship etc fail:
    Thinking back on the marriage, I just don’t know where we went wrong.
3. get something wrong to make a mistake in the way you write, judge, or understand something:
    This isn’t it. We must have got the address wrong.
    get/have it all wrong (=understand a situation in completely the wrong way)
    No, no – you’ve got it all wrong! We’re just friends!
4. don’t get me wrong spoken used when you think someone may understand your remarks wrongly, or be offended by them:
    Don’t get me wrong – I like Jenny.
5. you can’t go wrong (with something) spoken used to say that a particular object will always be suitable, satisfactory, or work well:
    You can’t go wrong with a little black dress, can you?
⇨ come out wrong at come out
     

COLLOCATIONS

(for Meaning 2)

■ adverbs
   ▪ go badly/seriously wrong The book is a thriller about a diamond robbery that goes badly wrong.
   ▪ go horribly/terribly wrong From that moment on, everything went horribly wrong for the team.
   ▪ go disastrously wrong Help was close at hand in case the stunt went disastrously wrong.
   ▪ go tragically wrong (=so that death or serious injury results) A father and son died in a fire after a good deed for a friend went tragically wrong.
■ phrases
   ▪ things go wrong If things go wrong, they’ll blame me.
   ▪ something/nothing/everything goes wrong If something goes wrong with your machine, you can take it back to the dealer.
   ▪ you can’t go wrong (=you cannot make a mistake) Turn right and then right again--you really can’t go wrong.
   ▪ if anything can go wrong, it will I’m sure that if anything can go wrong, it will.

III

wrong³ noun1. [uncountable] behaviour that is not morally right:
    He’s too young to know right from wrong.
    Those who do wrong should be punished.
    somebody can do no wrong (=they are perfect)
    Nathan adored her, and she could do no wrong in his eyes.
2. [countable] an action, judgment, or situation that is unfair:
    The black population suffered countless wrongs at the hands of a racist regime.
    right a wrong (=bring justice to an unfair situation)
3. be in the wrong to make a mistake or deserve the blame for something:
    Which driver was in the wrong?
4. do somebody wrong to treat someone badly and unfairly – used humorously
5. two wrongs don’t make a right spoken used to say that if someone does something bad to you, you should not do something bad to them

IV

wrong⁴ verb [transitive]formal to treat or judge someone unfairly:
    Both sides felt that they had been wronged.