do+wrong

  • 81wrong-doer — index delinquent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 82wrong-foot — ► VERB Brit. 1) (in a game) play so as to catch (an opponent) off balance. 2) place in a difficult or embarrassing situation by saying or doing something unexpected …

    English terms dictionary

  • 83wrong-headed — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having or showing bad judgement; misguided …

    English terms dictionary

  • 84wrong number — n. 1. a) a telephone number reached through error, as by dialing incorrectly b) the person reached by so dialing 2. Slang someone or something considered to be unsuitable, undesirable, untrustworthy, etc …

    English World dictionary

  • 85wrong — wrong1 W1S1 [rɔŋ US ro:ŋ] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not correct)¦ 2 be wrong (about somebody/something) 3¦(problems)¦ 4¦(not the right one)¦ 5¦(not morally right)¦ 6¦(not suitable)¦ 7¦(not working)¦ 8 be the wrong way round/around 9 the wrong way up …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 86wrong — [[t]rɒ̱ŋ, AM rɔ͟ːŋ[/t]] ♦♦ wrongs, wronging, wronged 1) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ, oft ADJ with n If you say there is something wrong, you mean there is something unsatisfactory about the situation, person, or thing you are talking about. Pain is… …

    English dictionary

  • 87wrong — 1 adjective 1 NOT CORRECT saying, believing, or depending on something that is not correct: Your calculations must be wrong. | be wrong to think/say: I m sorry; I was wrong to assume that you wanted to go. | prove sb wrong: I wish you d stop… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 88wrong — wrong1 [ rɔŋ ] adjective *** 1. ) not accurate or correct: INCORRECT: We must have gone the wrong way. the wrong answer a ) not sensible: Think about this carefully you don t want to make the wrong decision. b ) used for saying that someone s… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 89wrong — I UK [rɒŋ] / US [rɔŋ] adjective *** 1) [never before noun] if there is something wrong, there is a problem You don t look well. Is anything wrong? One look at her face told us that something was terribly wrong. I checked the engine, but I couldn… …

    English dictionary

  • 90wrong — I adj. 1) completely, dead (colloq.), totally wrong 2) wrong in (I was wrong in going there) 3) wrong to + inf. (it was wrong of them to gossip = they were wrong to gossip; I was wrong to disregard your advice; it is wrong to lie) 4) wrong with… …

    Combinatory dictionary