wrong
/rɒŋ/adjective
उच्चारण रॉंग
गलत; अनुचित; ख़राब
Basic word
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not right or correct; not suitable or right for a particular situation; not morally right or honest; causing problems
गलत; अनुचित; ख़राब
- a wrong answer
- It's wrong to lie.
- What's wrong?
+ 3 more examples
- I took the wrong bus and reached the market late.
- You were wrong about the exam date.
- Something is wrong with the fan; it keeps stopping.
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[U, C]
behaviour that is not honest or morally acceptable; an action that is not legal, honest
गलत काम, अन्याय
- right and wrong
- He can do no wrong.
- Children should learn to tell right from wrong.
+ 2 more examples
- He admitted the wrong he had done to his neighbour.
- The court set right a wrong that had lasted for years.
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¶Idioms 5
be in the wrong
to be responsible for an accident or a mistake
गलती पर होना
- He admitted he was in the wrong.
- The driver who hit us was clearly in the wrong.
get sb wrong
to not understand correctly what sb means
किसी की बात का गलत मतलब निकालना
- Don't get me wrong — I like her, but she talks too much.
- You've got me wrong; I wasn't criticizing you.
go wrong
to make a mistake; (of a machine) to stop working properly; to have a bad result
गलती करना; ख़राब हो जाना; गड़बड़ हो जाना
- Where did I go wrong in this sum?
- Something has gone wrong with the printer.
- Everything went wrong on the day of the exam.
two wrongs don't make a right
used to say that it is not right to do sth bad to sb because they have done sth bad to you
एक गलती का जवाब दूसरी गलती नहीं
- He cheated you, but two wrongs don't make a right.
- Don't take revenge — two wrongs don't make a right.
sb can do no wrong
used to say that sb seems never to make mistakes or behave badly, especially in the eyes of another person
किसी की नज़र में कोई कभी गलत न हो
- In his mother's eyes, he can do no wrong.
- At the moment the team can do no wrong.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Wrong, /rɒŋ/, with a silent w.
Wrong, /rɒŋ/, silent w के साथ।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Get out of bed on the wrong side (be in a bad mood), bark up the wrong tree (look for something in the wrong place), rub sb up the wrong way (annoy somebody), on the wrong side of the law (in trouble with the police), two wrongs don't make a right (a bad action is not justified because somebody did something bad to you), go wrong (stop working; have a bad result).
Idioms: get out of bed on the wrong side (खराब मूड में होना), bark up the wrong tree (गलत जगह कुछ खोजना), rub sb up the wrong way (किसी को खिझाना), on the wrong side of the law (पुलिस से मुसीबत में), two wrongs don't make a right (किसी के बुरे काम से अपना बुरा काम उचित नहीं होता), go wrong (काम करना बंद करना; बुरा परिणाम होना)।
Wrongful arrest or dismissal (unfair and illegal).
Collocation 'wrongful arrest' या 'dismissal' (अनुचित और अवैध गिरफ़्तारी या बर्ख़ास्तगी)।