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She only thinks people are sometimes fools," Maggie developed; "she doesn't seem to think so much about their being wrong--wrong, that is, in the sense of being wicked.

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  1. adjective Not in conformity with fact or truth; incorrect or erroneous.
  2. adjective Contrary to conscience, morality, or law; immoral or wicked.
  3. adjective Unfair; unjust.
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  • I'm horrible with names and always feel bad when I forget or get a name wrong, as it makes me think —  Latest from PALGN
  • Once again RC has covered this and Hansen was more right that wrong 20 years ago but hey a wrong is a wrong, right? —  RealClimate
  • "When it's all said and done, there's a right and a wrong (way to celebrate) and I just decided that … the right and the wrong is these players and our fans deserve to share in that," Izzo said.
  • An example of a wrong could be a polluted landscape, political or governmental abuses, ignorance and lies, war scene or a disaster.
  • Jack, part of righting a wrong is admitting your mistake. —  Cafferty File
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new ·  evil ·  false ·  dangerous ·  correct

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wrong:   wrongs ·  wronged
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Etymologies (4)

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  1. Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Scots wrang; I. a. from Middle English wrong, wrang, from Anglo-Saxon *wrang (not found as adjective) (= Middle Dutch wrangh, wranck, Dutch wrang, bitter, harsh, sharp (of acids), = Icelandic rangr, wry, wrong, unjust, = Swedish vrång = Danish vrang, wrong), from wringan (preterit wrang): see wring, v., and II. Cf. English tort, wrong, ult. from Latin tortus, twisted. II. n. from Middle English wrong, wrang, from late Anglo-Saxon wrang = Middle Dutch wrongh, wronck, wrong: see I.
  2. from wrong, adjective
  3. from wrong, n.
 

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