{ "wrong":{ "antonyms":[ "bad", "bastard", "bush", "bush-league", "crummy", "crumby", "deficient", "dissatisfactory", "ill", "inferior", "lame", "lousy", "off", "paltry", "poor", "punk", "sour", "suboptimal", "subpar", "substandard", "unacceptable", "unsatisfactory", "wack", "wanting", "wretched" ], "definitions":{ ": a run-down or unfashionable neighborhood":[], ": an injurious, unfair, or unjust act : action or conduct inflicting harm without due provocation or just cause":[], ": defraud":[ "\u2014 usually used with of wronged them of their land" ], ": discredit , malign":[], ": in a false light":[ "don't get me wrong" ], ": in a wrong direction":[ "turned wrong at the junction" ], ": in an unsuccessful or unfortunate way":[ "something went wrong" ], ": not according to the moral standard : sinful , immoral":[ "thought that war was wrong" ], ": not according to truth or facts : incorrect":[ "gave a wrong date" ], ": not in accordance with one's needs, intent, or expectations":[ "took the wrong bus" ], ": not right or proper according to a code, standard, or convention : improper":[ "it was wrong not to thank your host" ], ": not satisfactory (as in condition, results, health, or temper)":[], ": of, relating to, or constituting the side of something that is usually held to be opposite to the principal one, that is the one naturally or by design turned down, inward, or away, or that is the least finished or polished":[], ": out of working order or condition":[], ": the state of being guilty":[], ": the state of being mistaken or incorrect":[], ": the state, position, or fact of being or doing wrong: such as":[], ": to do wrong to : injure , harm":[], ": to treat disrespectfully or dishonorably : violate":[], ": without accuracy : incorrectly":[ "guessed wrong" ], ": without regard for what is proper or just":[ "was reprimanded for what he had done wrong" ] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "any reasonable person should be expected to know the difference between right and wrong", "trying to right all the wrongs in the world", "Adjective", "I don't want you to get the wrong impression of him.", "Don't take this the wrong way, but I think you should start exercising.", "Are my actions sending the wrong message", "These pages are in the wrong order.", "I got four answers wrong on the test.", "You're wrong ; the answer is six.", "You like baseball, or am I wrong ", "Am I wrong in thinking that she should never have gone", "I think her birthday is May 11th, but I could be wrong .", "He thinks I can't win, but I'm going to prove him wrong .", "Adverb", "I entered the numbers wrong .", "Her name was spelled wrong on the form.", "I can't get this to work; could you show me what I did wrong ", "Verb", "We should forgive those who have wronged us.", "As the wronged party, you have the right to sue for damages.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Of course, a lot can go wrong between now and then for deGrom, who hasn\u2019t pitched in a regular season game at any level since last July 7 (that\u2019s 51 weeks ago today). \u2014 Jerry Beach, Forbes , 1 July 2022", "Streaks are usually the result of wiping against the grain or in a circular motion, using the wrong or a dirty cloth, not using enough cleaner to dissolve greasy film or not buffing thoroughly enough after cleaning. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 29 June 2022", "Below, peruse 20 options that will never steer you wrong \u2014from shorter takes to something casually bohemian. \u2014 Kerry Pieri, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 June 2022", "In the end, God demands that Moses and Aaron stand apart from the larger congregation, teaching that remaining neutral and indifferent in the face of wrong must be rejected (Numbers 16:21). \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel , 27 June 2022", "During the Democratic Party of Wisconsin convention, the contenders sought to portray the two-term Republican from Oshkosh as out of touch, out for himself and wrong on a range of issues from taxes to COVID-19 to the 2020 election. \u2014 Bill Glauber, Journal Sentinel , 26 June 2022", "There\u2019s almost never much wrong with scallops and pork in any form. \u2014 Gordon Hamersley, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022", "However, despite accusations, he was never convicted of any wrong -doing. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 10 June 2022", "The first three episodes of The Boys season 3 reveal that Soldier Boy has been presumed dead for decades after a mission-gone- wrong with Contra rebels, the Sandinistas, and the Russians. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 8 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "The Madoff money never came, of course, and the Mets were wrong . \u2014 Andrew Marquardt, Fortune , 1 July 2022", "Our slow reckoning in health and healthcare meant many were unfairly judged, with some suffering through conversion therapy that is wrong , mentally cruel, and has no basis in science. \u2014 Bill Frist, Forbes , 1 July 2022", "But the Supreme Court said that was wrong \u2014Mayorkas had done the necessary work. \u2014 Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker , 1 July 2022", "The Dodgers were wrong , left without a challenge for the rest of the game. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022", "The Supreme Court agreed the language was wrong but found the defects with the wording were not harmless and were compounded by Fayette\u2019s statements. \u2014 Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News , 29 June 2022", "In the years between the murder and the trial, Huntsville police and city officials said Darby had done nothing wrong and paid $125,000 of taxpayer money toward his legal defense. \u2014 al , 28 June 2022", "Many Ulloa parents acknowledged that the use of the word was wrong , but believed the restorative process was completed and the healing could begin without further discipline, said parent leader Selena Chu. \u2014 Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 June 2022", "There is nothing wrong with enjoying it for a moment or two. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 22 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb", "Perhaps reading about some of the things that can go wrong at a wedding will inspire people to avoid these pitfalls. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 19 June 2022", "Perhaps reading about some of the things that can go wrong at a wedding will inspire people to avoid these pitfalls. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 18 June 2022", "Yes, there are a lot of things that could go wrong this summer. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, Washington Post , 1 June 2022", "Landis was proven wrong a dozen years later when Chicago Cubs\u2019 owner Philip K. Wrigley started the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League while many of the top big-league players were fighting in World War II. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 June 2022", "When things go really really wrong though, the thieves have to think quick on their feet to outwit the authorities, weed out any liabilities on the team, and of course get away with the money. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 17 June 2022", "Cavaliere starts out with the concentration curl, which isn't necessarily a bad thing on its own, but which is frequently performed wrong . \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 1 June 2022", "It was only made worse when the team set the gears up wrong for qualifying Saturday and was forced to make a precautionary engine change that cost Wilson a chance to attempt a qualifying run. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 28 May 2022", "It was only made worse when the team set the gears up wrong for qualifying Saturday and was forced to make a precautionary engine change that cost Wilson a chance to attempt a qualifying run. \u2014 Nathan Brown, USA TODAY , 28 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Plus: One Quick Buck takes a look at an early 90s top draft choice, and Jim wants to wrong some rights in What's Making Jim Mad. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 Oct. 2021", "People can wrong us in ways that arise from our vulnerability to them. \u2014 Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times , 24 Aug. 2021", "Until then, much could wrong , driving the economy off the proverbial rails. \u2014 Mark Zandi For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 21 Oct. 2020", "However, Reid notes that elected officials like sheriffs have little incentive to take action against poll watchers within their community, and that law enforcement is thinking about groups like the Proud Boys all wrong anyway. \u2014 Emma Grey Ellis, Wired , 20 Oct. 2020", "And part of that reliability is simply because there's so little that can wrong in a car this primitive. \u2014 John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver , 15 Aug. 2020", "Dylan McDermott and Darren Criss, features fictional characters and real-life icons, including Rock Hudson (played by Jake Picking), Hattie McDaniel (Queen Latifah) and Anna May Wong (Michelle Krusiec), whom Murphy feels were wronged . \u2014 Bill Keveney, USA TODAY , 4 May 2020", "Suey Sing Tong elders decided that Low Sing had been wronged and demanded that the Kwong Ducks pay reparations. \u2014 Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com , 13 Dec. 2019", "But regardless of their own identities, our student journalists must be allowed \u2014 and must have the courage \u2014 to cover our community freely and unfettered by harassment each time members of the community feel they have been wronged . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 Nov. 2019" ], "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Old English *wrang , of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse rangr awry, wrong, Danish vrang wrong side; akin to Old English wringan to wring":"Adjective", "Middle English, from Old English wrang , from *wrang , adjective, wrong":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8r\u022f\u014b" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for wrong Noun injustice , injury , wrong , grievance mean an act that inflicts undeserved hurt. injustice applies to any act that involves unfairness to another or violation of one's rights. the injustices suffered by the lower classes injury applies in law specifically to an injustice for which one may sue to recover compensation. libel constitutes a legal injury wrong applies also in law to any act punishable according to the criminal code; it may apply more generally to any flagrant injustice. determined to right society's wrongs grievance applies to a circumstance or condition that constitutes an injustice to the sufferer and gives just ground for complaint. a list of employee grievances Verb wrong , oppress , persecute , aggrieve mean to injure unjustly or outrageously. wrong implies inflicting injury either unmerited or out of proportion to what one deserves. a penal system that had wronged him oppress suggests inhumane imposing of burdens one cannot endure or exacting more than one can perform. a people oppressed by a warmongering tyrant persecute implies a relentless and unremitting subjection to annoyance or suffering. a child persecuted by constant criticism aggrieve implies suffering caused by an infringement or denial of rights. a legal aid society representing aggrieved minority groups", "synonyms":[ "bad", "evil", "evildoing", "ill", "immorality", "iniquity", "sin", "villainy" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212124", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ] }, "wrong font":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a character in a piece of printing that is not of the same font as the other characters or does not match them in style or size or that is contrary to specification":[ "\u2014 abbreviation wf" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134900", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "wrong-foot":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{}, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1928, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8r\u022f\u014b-\u02ccfu\u0307t" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052748", "type":[ "verb" ] }, "wrongdoer":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{}, "examples":[ "anticorruption crusaders are going after wrongdoers at every level of the nation's government", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Make no mistake, the wrongdoer here was Mr. Murdaugh, and the diversion of these funds occurred away from Bank of America. \u2014 Fox News , 10 Dec. 2021", "Normally in a shooting death, the person pulling the trigger is the primary wrongdoer . \u2014 NBC News , 22 Oct. 2021", "The second principle is that only the person whose right has been infringed may take the wrongdoer to court. \u2014 Adam J. Macleod, National Review , 9 Sep. 2021", "The cybercrook merely plants the evil-doing elements into the cloud and then patiently waits until the OTA mechanism does the rest of the work for the wrongdoer by broadcasting it out into the fleet. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 16 June 2021", "This weird story was the system working as planned, sort of: a wrongdoer cooperating with the investigation and quitting before the Senate had to get around to kicking him out. \u2014 Alex Pareene, The New Republic , 7 June 2021", "If any government contractor falsifies pricing or fails to deliver what was promised, the whistleblower on behalf of the government files suit confidentially (under seal) against the wrongdoer . \u2014 Walter Pavlo, Forbes , 30 May 2021", "So newsroom honchos face a choice between firing the wrongdoer and taking other remedial actions. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 May 2021", "So here is the question: Should the court take into account the events of 2005 to 2010 in determining whether the alter ego doctrine should allow the liability to bypass the entity and be imputed to the true wrongdoer " ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8r\u022f\u014b-\u02ccd\u00fc-\u0259r", "\u02c8r\u022f\u014b-\u02c8d\u00fc-\u0259r" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "evildoer", "immoralist", "malefactor", "sinner" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214114", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "wrongdoing":{ "antonyms":[ "noncrime" ], "definitions":{ ": an instance of doing wrong":[], ": evil or improper behavior or action":[ "cleared of any wrongdoing" ] }, "examples":[ "The corporation's wrongdoings must be exposed.", "a local newspaper exposed the contractor's elaborate attempts to cover up his wrongdoings", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Purdue did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday but previously denied any allegations of wrongdoing . \u2014 Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star , 10 June 2022", "History shows that investigations that produce dramatic evidence of wrongdoing don't always damage the responsible party politically. \u2014 Julian Zelizer, CNN , 7 June 2022", "The contract section in question says troopers\u2019 personnel files and documents in internal investigations that end with no finding of wrongdoing are not subject to disclosure. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022", "Musk has not been accused of wrongdoing and, in his capacity as CEO of SpaceX, a partner in launching NASA missions, he has been thoroughly vetted by the U.S. government. \u2014 Reed Albergotti, Washington Post , 2 June 2022", "The committee letter doesn\u2019t specifically accuse the Morenos or the other donors of wrongdoing . \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022", "Most were cleared by the service of wrongdoing , according to investigative records released by the service. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022", "In the affidavit, there is no allegation of wrongdoing by the Angels. \u2014 Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022", "Bose has denied any claims of wrongdoing and has argued she is being unfairly targeted, Bloomberg News has reported. \u2014 David Ramli, Fortune , 20 May 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8r\u022f\u014b-\u02c8d\u00fc-i\u014b", "\u02c8r\u022f\u014b-\u02ccd\u00fc-i\u014b" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "breach", "crime", "debt", "error", "lawbreaking", "malefaction", "misdeed", "misdoing", "offense", "offence", "sin", "transgression", "trespass", "violation" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163257", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "wrongful":{ "antonyms":[ "lawful", "legal", "legitimate" ], "definitions":{ ": having no legal claim":[ "a wrongful heir" ], ": having no legal sanction : unlawful":[], ": wrong , unjust":[] }, "examples":[ "He is suing his former employer for wrongful termination.", "charged with wrongful possession of narcotics", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The act outlines what constitutes a wrongful detainment. \u2014 Myah Taylor, Los Angeles Times , 26 June 2022", "The suit claims breach of contract, negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress; and wrongful interference with human remains. \u2014 CBS News , 25 June 2022", "To establish wrongful copying, there must be proof of substantial similarity between the works at issue. \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022", "Selvaggio has sought changes in the city\u2019s police department after West Linn paid $600,000 in February 2020 to settle a wrongful arrest suit filed by Michael Fesser, a Black man and Portland resident. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 June 2022", "The Collective Administrative Claims are being filed under the Federal Tort Claims Act, which enables people who have been harmed by negligent or wrongful actions of the federal government to seek redress. \u2014 Sarah Fitzpatrick, NBC News , 8 June 2022", "An investigation by The Washington Post earlier this year found that the total number of wrongful payments could exceed $163 billion nationally. \u2014 Tony Romm, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022", "A month ago, her case shifted from an arrest to a wrongful detention, which then brought an increase the number of professional players \u2014 men and women \u2014 who started to speak out against it. \u2014 Katie Mcinerney, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022", "The owner of the Infinite was cited for wrongful entrustment. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 1 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8r\u022f\u014b-f\u0259l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "criminal", "felonious", "illegal", "illegitimate", "illicit", "lawless", "unlawful" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222228", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "wrongful abstraction":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": the unauthorized taking and removal by an employee of an employer's property in violation of instructions or the employer's legal rights resulting in loss or damage to the employer regardless of who may benefit therefrom":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132845", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "wrongfulness":{ "antonyms":[ "lawful", "legal", "legitimate" ], "definitions":{ ": having no legal claim":[ "a wrongful heir" ], ": having no legal sanction : unlawful":[], ": wrong , unjust":[] }, "examples":[ "He is suing his former employer for wrongful termination.", "charged with wrongful possession of narcotics", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The act outlines what constitutes a wrongful detainment. \u2014 Myah Taylor, Los Angeles Times , 26 June 2022", "The suit claims breach of contract, negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress; and wrongful interference with human remains. \u2014 CBS News , 25 June 2022", "To establish wrongful copying, there must be proof of substantial similarity between the works at issue. \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022", "Selvaggio has sought changes in the city\u2019s police department after West Linn paid $600,000 in February 2020 to settle a wrongful arrest suit filed by Michael Fesser, a Black man and Portland resident. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 June 2022", "The Collective Administrative Claims are being filed under the Federal Tort Claims Act, which enables people who have been harmed by negligent or wrongful actions of the federal government to seek redress. \u2014 Sarah Fitzpatrick, NBC News , 8 June 2022", "An investigation by The Washington Post earlier this year found that the total number of wrongful payments could exceed $163 billion nationally. \u2014 Tony Romm, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022", "A month ago, her case shifted from an arrest to a wrongful detention, which then brought an increase the number of professional players \u2014 men and women \u2014 who started to speak out against it. \u2014 Katie Mcinerney, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022", "The owner of the Infinite was cited for wrongful entrustment. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 1 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8r\u022f\u014b-f\u0259l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "criminal", "felonious", "illegal", "illegitimate", "illicit", "lawless", "unlawful" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030727", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "wrongheaded":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": marked by perversity : contrary to sound judgment":[ "wrongheaded advice" ], ": stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles":[ "wrongheaded in his opinions" ] }, "examples":[ "a wrongheaded approach to dealing with the problem", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Bizarre and wrongheaded statements are protected by the First Amendment just as cogent and thoughtful ones are. \u2014 Ronald Sullivan, The Conversation , 9 May 2022", "Overall, the city\u2019s taking a wrongheaded approach to the issue, said Carol Rose, executive director of the ACLU of Massachusetts, in a statement. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 5 Nov. 2021", "That\u2019s where Sandie emerges amid split-mirror reflections and several dance numbers and stage performances, carefully choreographed as in Wright\u2019s Baby Driver but even more wrongheaded . \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 29 Oct. 2021", "Its main point was that Amazon was the beneficiary of a wrongheaded approach to the law by antitrust regulators in recent years. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 15 July 2021", "These restaurants and many others shatter the wrongheaded notion that Mexican food should be cheap. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 7 July 2021", "The problem is not just that most statues impart incomplete or wrongheaded history lessons. \u2014 Nicole Hemmer, CNN , 30 June 2021", "But at the same time, the impeachment is a wrongheaded , partisan notion. \u2014 Mica Soellner, Washington Examiner , 15 Jan. 2021", "But that\u2019s a wrongheaded framing for a real-world problem, said Jane Horvath, an analyst with the National Academy for State Health Policy, who spent a decade at Merck. \u2014 Damian Garde, STAT , 15 May 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "1723, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8r\u022f\u014b-\u02c8he-d\u0259d" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123045", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "wronghearted":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": wrong or perverse in feeling : unjust":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "wrong entry 2 + hearted":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125357", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "wrongly":{ "antonyms":[ "bad", "bastard", "bush", "bush-league", "crummy", "crumby", "deficient", "dissatisfactory", "ill", "inferior", "lame", "lousy", "off", "paltry", "poor", "punk", "sour", "suboptimal", "subpar", "substandard", "unacceptable", "unsatisfactory", "wack", "wanting", "wretched" ], "definitions":{ ": a run-down or unfashionable neighborhood":[], ": an injurious, unfair, or unjust act : action or conduct inflicting harm without due provocation or just cause":[], ": defraud":[ "\u2014 usually used with of wronged them of their land" ], ": discredit , malign":[], ": in a false light":[ "don't get me wrong" ], ": in a wrong direction":[ "turned wrong at the junction" ], ": in an unsuccessful or unfortunate way":[ "something went wrong" ], ": not according to the moral standard : sinful , immoral":[ "thought that war was wrong" ], ": not according to truth or facts : incorrect":[ "gave a wrong date" ], ": not in accordance with one's needs, intent, or expectations":[ "took the wrong bus" ], ": not right or proper according to a code, standard, or convention : improper":[ "it was wrong not to thank your host" ], ": not satisfactory (as in condition, results, health, or temper)":[], ": of, relating to, or constituting the side of something that is usually held to be opposite to the principal one, that is the one naturally or by design turned down, inward, or away, or that is the least finished or polished":[], ": out of working order or condition":[], ": the state of being guilty":[], ": the state of being mistaken or incorrect":[], ": the state, position, or fact of being or doing wrong: such as":[], ": to do wrong to : injure , harm":[], ": to treat disrespectfully or dishonorably : violate":[], ": without accuracy : incorrectly":[ "guessed wrong" ], ": without regard for what is proper or just":[ "was reprimanded for what he had done wrong" ] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "any reasonable person should be expected to know the difference between right and wrong", "trying to right all the wrongs in the world", "Adjective", "I don't want you to get the wrong impression of him.", "Don't take this the wrong way, but I think you should start exercising.", "Are my actions sending the wrong message", "These pages are in the wrong order.", "I got four answers wrong on the test.", "You're wrong ; the answer is six.", "You like baseball, or am I wrong ", "Am I wrong in thinking that she should never have gone", "I think her birthday is May 11th, but I could be wrong .", "He thinks I can't win, but I'm going to prove him wrong .", "Adverb", "I entered the numbers wrong .", "Her name was spelled wrong on the form.", "I can't get this to work; could you show me what I did wrong ", "Verb", "We should forgive those who have wronged us.", "As the wronged party, you have the right to sue for damages.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Of course, a lot can go wrong between now and then for deGrom, who hasn\u2019t pitched in a regular season game at any level since last July 7 (that\u2019s 51 weeks ago today). \u2014 Jerry Beach, Forbes , 1 July 2022", "Streaks are usually the result of wiping against the grain or in a circular motion, using the wrong or a dirty cloth, not using enough cleaner to dissolve greasy film or not buffing thoroughly enough after cleaning. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 29 June 2022", "Below, peruse 20 options that will never steer you wrong \u2014from shorter takes to something casually bohemian. \u2014 Kerry Pieri, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 June 2022", "In the end, God demands that Moses and Aaron stand apart from the larger congregation, teaching that remaining neutral and indifferent in the face of wrong must be rejected (Numbers 16:21). \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel , 27 June 2022", "During the Democratic Party of Wisconsin convention, the contenders sought to portray the two-term Republican from Oshkosh as out of touch, out for himself and wrong on a range of issues from taxes to COVID-19 to the 2020 election. \u2014 Bill Glauber, Journal Sentinel , 26 June 2022", "There\u2019s almost never much wrong with scallops and pork in any form. \u2014 Gordon Hamersley, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022", "However, despite accusations, he was never convicted of any wrong -doing. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 10 June 2022", "The first three episodes of The Boys season 3 reveal that Soldier Boy has been presumed dead for decades after a mission-gone- wrong with Contra rebels, the Sandinistas, and the Russians. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 8 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "The Madoff money never came, of course, and the Mets were wrong . \u2014 Andrew Marquardt, Fortune , 1 July 2022", "Our slow reckoning in health and healthcare meant many were unfairly judged, with some suffering through conversion therapy that is wrong , mentally cruel, and has no basis in science. \u2014 Bill Frist, Forbes , 1 July 2022", "But the Supreme Court said that was wrong \u2014Mayorkas had done the necessary work. \u2014 Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker , 1 July 2022", "The Dodgers were wrong , left without a challenge for the rest of the game. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022", "The Supreme Court agreed the language was wrong but found the defects with the wording were not harmless and were compounded by Fayette\u2019s statements. \u2014 Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News , 29 June 2022", "In the years between the murder and the trial, Huntsville police and city officials said Darby had done nothing wrong and paid $125,000 of taxpayer money toward his legal defense. \u2014 al , 28 June 2022", "Many Ulloa parents acknowledged that the use of the word was wrong , but believed the restorative process was completed and the healing could begin without further discipline, said parent leader Selena Chu. \u2014 Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 June 2022", "There is nothing wrong with enjoying it for a moment or two. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 22 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb", "Perhaps reading about some of the things that can go wrong at a wedding will inspire people to avoid these pitfalls. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 19 June 2022", "Perhaps reading about some of the things that can go wrong at a wedding will inspire people to avoid these pitfalls. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 18 June 2022", "Yes, there are a lot of things that could go wrong this summer. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, Washington Post , 1 June 2022", "Landis was proven wrong a dozen years later when Chicago Cubs\u2019 owner Philip K. Wrigley started the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League while many of the top big-league players were fighting in World War II. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 June 2022", "When things go really really wrong though, the thieves have to think quick on their feet to outwit the authorities, weed out any liabilities on the team, and of course get away with the money. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 17 June 2022", "Cavaliere starts out with the concentration curl, which isn't necessarily a bad thing on its own, but which is frequently performed wrong . \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 1 June 2022", "It was only made worse when the team set the gears up wrong for qualifying Saturday and was forced to make a precautionary engine change that cost Wilson a chance to attempt a qualifying run. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 28 May 2022", "It was only made worse when the team set the gears up wrong for qualifying Saturday and was forced to make a precautionary engine change that cost Wilson a chance to attempt a qualifying run. \u2014 Nathan Brown, USA TODAY , 28 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Plus: One Quick Buck takes a look at an early 90s top draft choice, and Jim wants to wrong some rights in What's Making Jim Mad. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 Oct. 2021", "People can wrong us in ways that arise from our vulnerability to them. \u2014 Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times , 24 Aug. 2021", "Until then, much could wrong , driving the economy off the proverbial rails. \u2014 Mark Zandi For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 21 Oct. 2020", "However, Reid notes that elected officials like sheriffs have little incentive to take action against poll watchers within their community, and that law enforcement is thinking about groups like the Proud Boys all wrong anyway. \u2014 Emma Grey Ellis, Wired , 20 Oct. 2020", "And part of that reliability is simply because there's so little that can wrong in a car this primitive. \u2014 John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver , 15 Aug. 2020", "Dylan McDermott and Darren Criss, features fictional characters and real-life icons, including Rock Hudson (played by Jake Picking), Hattie McDaniel (Queen Latifah) and Anna May Wong (Michelle Krusiec), whom Murphy feels were wronged . \u2014 Bill Keveney, USA TODAY , 4 May 2020", "Suey Sing Tong elders decided that Low Sing had been wronged and demanded that the Kwong Ducks pay reparations. \u2014 Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com , 13 Dec. 2019", "But regardless of their own identities, our student journalists must be allowed \u2014 and must have the courage \u2014 to cover our community freely and unfettered by harassment each time members of the community feel they have been wronged . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 Nov. 2019" ], "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Old English *wrang , of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse rangr awry, wrong, Danish vrang wrong side; akin to Old English wringan to wring":"Adjective", "Middle English, from Old English wrang , from *wrang , adjective, wrong":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8r\u022f\u014b" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for wrong Noun injustice , injury , wrong , grievance mean an act that inflicts undeserved hurt. injustice applies to any act that involves unfairness to another or violation of one's rights. the injustices suffered by the lower classes injury applies in law specifically to an injustice for which one may sue to recover compensation. libel constitutes a legal injury wrong applies also in law to any act punishable according to the criminal code; it may apply more generally to any flagrant injustice. determined to right society's wrongs grievance applies to a circumstance or condition that constitutes an injustice to the sufferer and gives just ground for complaint. a list of employee grievances Verb wrong , oppress , persecute , aggrieve mean to injure unjustly or outrageously. wrong implies inflicting injury either unmerited or out of proportion to what one deserves. a penal system that had wronged him oppress suggests inhumane imposing of burdens one cannot endure or exacting more than one can perform. a people oppressed by a warmongering tyrant persecute implies a relentless and unremitting subjection to annoyance or suffering. a child persecuted by constant criticism aggrieve implies suffering caused by an infringement or denial of rights. a legal aid society representing aggrieved minority groups", "synonyms":[ "bad", "evil", "evildoing", "ill", "immorality", "iniquity", "sin", "villainy" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091633", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ] }, "wroth":{ "antonyms":[ "angerless", "delighted", "pleased" ], "definitions":{ ": intensely angry : highly incensed : wrathful":[] }, "examples":[ "I've been waxing wroth all afternoon!" ], "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Old English wr\u0101th ; akin to Old High German reid twisted, Old English wr\u012bthan to writhe":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "also \u02c8r\u014dth", "\u02c8r\u022fth" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "angered", "angry", "apoplectic", "ballistic", "cheesed off", "choleric", "enraged", "foaming", "fuming", "furious", "hopping", "horn-mad", "hot", "incensed", "indignant", "inflamed", "enflamed", "infuriate", "infuriated", "irate", "ireful", "livid", "mad", "outraged", "rabid", "rankled", "riled", "riley", "roiled", "shirty", "sore", "steamed up", "steaming", "teed off", "ticked", "wrathful" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230714", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "wronghead":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": one that is wrongheaded":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "wrong entry 2 + head":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150258" }, "wrong number":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an incorrect telephone number":[ "I think you have dialed the wrong number ." ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152943" }, "wrought iron":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a commercial form of iron that is tough, malleable, and relatively soft, contains less than 0.3 percent and usually less than 0.1 percent carbon, and carries 1 or 2 percent of slag mechanically mixed with it":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "an antique wrought iron fence", "a chair made of wrought iron", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Inside, a grand two-story entry wrapped in wrought iron and columns sets a dramatic tone. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022", "Combine textures like metals, stone, tile, wrought iron , rattan, wicker, bamboo and fabrics. \u2014 Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, chicagotribune.com , 18 Mar. 2021", "The intricate black wrought iron staircase railings have also been maintained as have the paintings created by former guests lining the walls in the lobby and the rooms. \u2014 Laurie Werner, Forbes , 7 May 2022", "Freestanding items for sale included antique farm implements donated by Sue Bower of Brunswick, three antique beds, an overstuffed chair, a walker, a very old wrought iron sewing machine cabinet, mannequins and old boards from the barn. \u2014 Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland , 2 May 2022", "Alain, who also designed their West Hollywood cocktail bar Tom Tom, incorporated chandeliers in wrought iron cages, marble counters and large windows looking out onto the resort\u2019s fantasy version of the Eiffel Tower. \u2014 Pat Saperstein, Variety , 27 Apr. 2022", "Guests can stay in the French Colonial wing, built as a Jesuit university in 1739; Spanish Colonial wing, with original stone walls, dark woods and wrought iron accents; or in the American wing, taking inspiration from the early 20th century. \u2014 Necee Regis, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022", "The patio features benches and wrought iron chairs in an almond green shade with pink cushions, while the signature restaurant has a striking mural with tropical plants and animals painted on it, beautifully bringing the outdoors in. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 15 Apr. 2022", "Taking centre stage is an elegant Regency staircase, with decorative wrought iron details, which winds upwards from the hallway-lobby area. \u2014 Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1678, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-160302" }, "wrought up":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":{ ": very excited or upset":[ "I got wrought up over nothing." ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-182306" }, "wrought":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": worked into shape by artistry or effort":[ "carefully wrought essays" ], ": elaborately embellished : ornamented":[], ": processed for use : manufactured":[ "wrought silk" ], ": beaten into shape by tools : hammered":[ "\u2014 used of metals" ], ": deeply stirred : excited":[ "\u2014 often used with up gets easily wrought up over nothing" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8r\u022ft" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "The lobby atrium now features a spectacular Art Deco chandelier that dangles six stories through the center of a wrought -iron spiral staircase. \u2014 James Stewart, Robb Report , 23 Apr. 2022", "In their place are popping up cafes, cigarette stands, betting outlets, and fast-food joints \u2013 their chrome and blue plastic storefronts incongruous with the World Heritage Site\u2019s cobblestone streets and wrought -iron windows. \u2014 Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 Feb. 2022", "The radar survey, according to Dixon, was not intended to locate all the cemetery\u2019s burial plots but rather to pinpoint those situated in sections where the graveyard\u2019s paths, trees and wrought -iron perimeter fence are being overhauled. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 Dec. 2021", "The tall structure stands out among newer construction, a huge cross embedded in its front and wrought -iron Star of David window frames visible from the sidewalk. \u2014 Naomi Waxman, sun-sentinel.com , 14 July 2021", "Getting thrown out of a window and impaled on a wrought -iron fence is a hell of a way to go. \u2014 Roxana Hadadi, Vulture , 14 June 2021", "Garcia sat casually in a wrought -iron chair below a patio umbrella, wearing a pink blazer and a necklace that spelled out her first name in gold letters. \u2014 Eric Lach, The New Yorker , 1 May 2021", "Step inside and it\u2019s like entering a museum, with carved marble columns and a sweeping stone staircase with delicate, wrought -iron railings. \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 27 Apr. 2021", "Mehring\u2019s Big Ben favors the famous London clock tower right down to the Roman numerals and neo-Gothic design, while her take on Paris\u2019 skyline icon mirrors Gustave Eiffel\u2019s wrought -iron lattice work from top to toe. \u2014 Ren\u00e9 A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News , 27 Apr. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from past participle of worken to work":"Adjective" }, "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-185345" }, "wrongful birth":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "This would essentially allow a wrongful birth claim to go forward. \u2014 Sonia Suter, Quartz , 22 Jan. 2022", "It\u2019s not wrongful birth , but the loss of reproductive freedom. \u2014 Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic , 11 Sep. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1979, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-190016" }, "wrongous":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":{ ": characterized by unfairness : iniquitous , wrongful":[], ": lacking propriety : unfitting":[], ": illegal , unlawful":[ "wrongous imprisonment" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8r\u022f\u014b\u0259s also \u02c8r\u00e4\u014b-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "alteration (influenced by -ous ) of earlier wrongus, wrangus , from Middle English wrongwise, wrongwis wrangwis , from wrong, wrang , adjective, wrong + wise, wis wise":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220715-105713" }, "wrought+iron":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a commercial form of iron that is tough, malleable, and relatively soft, contains less than 0.3 percent and usually less than 0.1 percent carbon, and carries 1 or 2 percent of slag mechanically mixed with it":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "an antique wrought iron fence", "a chair made of wrought iron", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Inside, a grand two-story entry wrapped in wrought iron and columns sets a dramatic tone. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022", "Combine textures like metals, stone, tile, wrought iron , rattan, wicker, bamboo and fabrics. \u2014 Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, chicagotribune.com , 18 Mar. 2021", "The intricate black wrought iron staircase railings have also been maintained as have the paintings created by former guests lining the walls in the lobby and the rooms. \u2014 Laurie Werner, Forbes , 7 May 2022", "Freestanding items for sale included antique farm implements donated by Sue Bower of Brunswick, three antique beds, an overstuffed chair, a walker, a very old wrought iron sewing machine cabinet, mannequins and old boards from the barn. \u2014 Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland , 2 May 2022", "Alain, who also designed their West Hollywood cocktail bar Tom Tom, incorporated chandeliers in wrought iron cages, marble counters and large windows looking out onto the resort\u2019s fantasy version of the Eiffel Tower. \u2014 Pat Saperstein, Variety , 27 Apr. 2022", "Guests can stay in the French Colonial wing, built as a Jesuit university in 1739; Spanish Colonial wing, with original stone walls, dark woods and wrought iron accents; or in the American wing, taking inspiration from the early 20th century. \u2014 Necee Regis, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022", "The patio features benches and wrought iron chairs in an almond green shade with pink cushions, while the signature restaurant has a striking mural with tropical plants and animals painted on it, beautifully bringing the outdoors in. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 15 Apr. 2022", "Taking centre stage is an elegant Regency staircase, with decorative wrought iron details, which winds upwards from the hallway-lobby area. \u2014 Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1678, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231805" }, "wrote the book on":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002818" }, "wrothy":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": wrathful":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-th\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "wroth + -y":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-010620" }, "wrothful":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": filled with anger":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "obsolete English wroth anger, wrath (from Middle English, from wroth , adjective) + English -ful":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-054326" }, "wrong side":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the side opposite the wire side":[], ": wire side":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-083409" }, "wrong side out":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":{ ": in such a manner that the inner surface becomes the outer : inside out":[ "Trim the seam allowance, turn the bag wrong side out and press the seam.", "\u2014 Dunmow & Stansted (England) Observer" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1600, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-084601" }, "wrongful death":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a death caused by the negligent, willful, or wrongful act, neglect, omission, or default of another":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "She filed a wrongful death suit against the hospital, alleging that its negligence led to her daughter's death.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Tipping's mother, Shirley Huffman, has not yet filed a lawsuit to accompany the wrongful death claim. \u2014 Fox News , 26 June 2022", "After Satterfield's death, a $500,000 wrongful death claim was filed against Murdaugh on behalf of Satterfield's estate, Bland said. \u2014 Shawn Nottingham, Chuck Johnston And Emma Tucker, CNN , 3 June 2022", "The payment would settle a wrongful death claim filed by the family, according to a Baltimore City Board of Estimates agenda. \u2014 Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun , 14 Apr. 2022", "The federal lawsuit in the Middle District of Pennsylvania, filed by Hall's parents Fe and Gareth Hall, who are represented by civil rights attorneys Ben Crump and Devon M. Jacob, includes a wrongful death claim. \u2014 Kathryne Rubright, USA TODAY , 31 Mar. 2022", "Thomasville Pictures and other producers have been subject to several lawsuits, including a wrongful death claim from the family of Hutchins. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022", "Jurors on the wrongful death case started deliberating at 3 p.m. Tuesday. \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 14 June 2022", "The firm Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll is representing Jacobs in the wrongful death case. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Jan. 2022", "Caitlin, Kathleen\u2019s daughter, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Peterson. \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 4 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1952, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-122931" }, "wrote":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to form (characters, symbols, etc.) on a surface with an instrument (such as a pen)":[], ": to form (words) by inscribing characters or symbols on a surface":[ "write one's name" ], ": to spell in writing":[ "words written alike but pronounced differently" ], ": to cover, fill, or fill in by writing":[ "wrote ten pages", "write a check" ], ": to set down in writing: such as":[], ": draw up , draft":[ "write a will" ], ": to be the author of : compose":[ "writes poems and essays" ], ": to compose in musical form":[ "write a string quartet" ], ": to express in literary form":[ "if I could write the beauty of your eyes", "\u2014 William Shakespeare" ], ": to communicate by letter":[ "writes that they are coming" ], ": to use or exhibit (a specific script, language, or literary form or style) in writing":[ "write braille", "writes French with ease" ], ": to make a permanent impression of":[], ": to communicate with in writing":[ "we'll write you when we get there" ], ": ordain , fate":[ "so be it, it is written", "\u2014 D. C. Peattie" ], ": to make evident or obvious":[ "guilt written on his face" ], ": to force, effect, introduce, or remove by writing":[ "write oneself into fame and fortune", "\u2014 Charles Lee" ], ": to take part in or bring about (something worth recording)":[], ": to introduce (information) into the storage device or medium of a computer":[], ": to transfer (information) from the main memory of a computer to a storage or output device":[], ": sell":[ "write a stock option" ], ": to form or produce written letters, words, or sentences":[], ": to compose, communicate by, or send a letter":[], ": to produce a written work":[], ": to compose music":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-232115" }, "wrong side up":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":{ ": in such a way that the upper and the lower parts are reversed in position : upside down":[ "Lay the original upholstery pieces wrong side up on the wrong side of the new fabric \u2026", "\u2014 Kaisha Langton", "Others in relationships are discovering new, \u2026 baffling habits that their partners partake in \u2026. Will a bunch of people break up over putting the toilet paper on the roll, wrong side up ?", "\u2014 Harron Walker" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1779, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-094839" }, "Wronskian":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a mathematical determinant whose first row consists of n functions of x and whose following rows consist of the successive derivatives of these same functions with respect to x":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-r\u022f|", "\u02c8(v)r\u00e4|nzk\u0113\u0259n", "|nsk\u0113\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "J\u00f3zef Maria Wro\u0144ski (Hoene- Wro\u0144ski ) \u20201853 Polish mathematician and philosopher + English -an":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-094103" } }