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• wrong use — index abuse (corrupt practice), misapplication, misusage, misuse Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• put to a wrong use — index convert (misappropriate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• put to wrong use — index exploit (take advantage of) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• wrong — [rôŋ] adj. [ME, crooked, twisted, wrong < OE wrang < ON rangr, wrangr, wrong, twisted: for IE base see WRING] 1. not in accordance with justice, law, morality, etc.; unlawful, immoral, or improper 2. not in accordance with an established… …   English World dictionary

• Wrong — (?; 115), a. [OE. wrong, wrang, a. & n., AS. wrang, n.; originally, awry, wrung, fr. wringan to wring; akin to D. wrang bitter, Dan. vrang wrong, Sw. vr[*a]ng, Icel. rangr awry, wrong. See {Wring}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Twisted; wry; as, a wrong… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Wrong Kind of Stone Age — was an Australian post punk band formed in 1983 in inner city Sydney by Gavin Williams (of Sydney punk band Identity X) and Miriam Williamson. The early Wrong Kind of Stone Age sound was a unique and wild fusion of post punk attitude and bottom… …   Wikipedia

• wrong vs wrongly —   Wrong and wrongly are both adverbs.   Wrong can be used informally instead of wrongly after a verb. In fact it is taking over from the word wrongly.   However, when the adverb comes before the verb we use wrongly .   For example:   Sean Hodgson …   English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words

• wrong vs wrongly —   Wrong and wrongly are both adverbs.   Wrong can be used informally instead of wrongly after a verb. In fact it is taking over from the word wrongly.   However, when the adverb comes before the verb we use wrongly .   For example:   Sean Hodgson …   English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words

• Wrong direction — is a logical fallacy of causation where cause and effect are reversed. The cause is said to be the effect and vice versa.For instance, a tobacco company executive once suggested that cancer caused smoking as a matter of pain relief, to explain… …   Wikipedia

• wrong — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I adj. immoral (see wrong); mistaken, unfactual; unsuitable, improper. See error, disagreement. n. evil, harm, injury. See wrong, malevolence. II Deviation from moral right Nouns 1. wrong, wrongfulness …   English dictionary for students

• wrong — [[t]rɒ̱ŋ, AM rɔ͟ːŋ[/t]] ♦♦ wrongs, wronging, wronged 1) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ, oft ADJ with n If you say there is something wrong, you mean there is something unsatisfactory about the situation, person, or thing you are talking about. Pain is… …   English dictionary