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wrong

noun

  • That which is contrary to the principles of justice or law.
    • usage: "he feels that you are in the wrong"
  • Any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right.

verb

  • Treat unjustly; do wrong to.

adjective

  • Not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth.
    • usage: "an incorrect calculation"; "the report in the paper is wrong"; "your information is wrong"; "the clock showed the wrong time"; "found themselves on the wrong road"; "based on the wrong assumptions"
  • Contrary to conscience or morality or law.
    • usage: "it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor"; "cheating is wrong"; "it is wrong to lie"
  • Not appropriate for a purpose or occasion.
    • usage: "said all the wrong things"
  • Not functioning properly.
    • usage: "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine"
  • Based on or acting or judging in error.
    • usage: "it is wrong to think that way"
  • Not in accord with established usage or procedure.
    • usage: "the wrong medicine"; "the wrong way to shuck clams"; "it is incorrect for a policeman to accept gifts"
  • Used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward.
    • usage: "socks worn wrong side out"
  • Badly timed.
    • usage: "an ill-timed intervention"; "you think my intrusion unseasonable"; "an untimely remark"; "it was the wrong moment for a joke"
  • Characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules.
    • usage: "he submitted a faulty report"; "an incorrect transcription"; the wrong side of the road"

adverb

  • In an inaccurate manner.
    • usage: "he decided to reveal the details only after other sources had reported them incorrectly"; "she guessed wrong"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
attack

noun

  • Military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons. ()
    • usage: "the attack began at dawn"
  • An offensive move in a sport or game.
    • usage: "they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning"
  • Intense adverse criticism.
    • usage: "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"
  • Ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation.
    • usage: "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"; "an attack on inflation"; "his plan of attack was misguided"
  • The act of attacking.
    • usage: "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life"
  • A decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase.
  • A sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition.
    • usage: "an attack of diarrhea"
  • The onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent. )
    • usage: "the film was sensitive to attack by acids"; "open to attack by the elements"
  • Strong criticism.
    • usage: "he published an unexpected attack on my work"

verb

  • Launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with.
    • usage: "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"
  • Attack in speech or writing.
    • usage: "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
  • Take the initiative and go on the offensive.
    • usage: "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack"
  • Attack someone physically or emotionally.
    • usage: "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
  • Set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task.
    • usage: "I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed"
  • Begin to injure.
    • usage: "The cancer cells are attacking his liver"; "Rust is attacking the metal"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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