- [uncountable] behaviour that is not honest or morally acceptable
- Children must be taught the difference between right and wrong.
- Her son can do no wrong in her eyes.
Extra Examples- According to her, her son could do no wrong.
- Children have to learn the difference between right and wrong.
- He admitted he had done her wrong and asked for forgiveness.
- I see no wrong in asking him to share the expenses.
- If they do wrong, they have to be punished.
- I see no wrong in taking a little time off.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- terrible
- past
- …
- commit
- do (somebody)
- inflict
- …
- in the wrong
- the difference between right and wrong
- the rights and wrongs (of something)
- [countable] (formal) an act that is not legal, honest or morally acceptable
- It is time to forgive past wrongs if progress is to be made.
- It seems like we're righting a wrong. It's long overdue.
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentb1- You are answerable in court for wrongs done to individuals.
- the wrongs inflicted on innocent people
- to redress a wrong
- Whatever the rights and wrongs of the situation, there's not a lot we can do.
- There are various kinds of civil wrongs, or torts.
- The two communities must learn to forgive past wrongs.
- It's the job of the newspapers to expose the wrongs suffered by such people.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- terrible
- past
- …
- commit
- do (somebody)
- inflict
- …
- in the wrong
- the difference between right and wrong
- the rights and wrongs (of something)
opposite right
Word Originlate Old English wrang, from Old Norse rangr ‘awry, unjust’; related to wring.
Idioms
See wrong in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee wrong in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishin the wrong
- responsible for an accident, a mistake, an argument, etc.
- The motorcyclist was clearly in the wrong.
- It took a lot of courage to admit that she was in the wrong.
- Although he knew he was in the wrong, he wouldn't apologize.
right a wrong
- to do something to correct an unfair situation or something bad that you have done
- This is a time to right wrongs and heal divisions.
- How can we right these wrongs?
two wrongs don’t make a right
- (saying) used to say that if somebody does something bad to you, the situation will not be improved by doing something bad to them
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