adjective / adverb / noun / verb
wrong
Unfair or morally bad behavior or treatment.
It is wrong to blame someone without any evidence.
Etymology
Physical crookedness supplied an image for departure from what is right. The moral noun names unjust or improper conduct.
More examples
- She tried to correct an old wrong.
- He felt he had been wronged.
- They knew the treatment was wrong.
Forms
wrong · wrongs · wronged · wronging · more wrong · most wrong
Similar words
- mistreat
- Directly describes treating a person unfairly or badly.