"wrong side out" meaning in English

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Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} wrong side out (not comparable)
  1. Of a garment, etc, having its inner or hidden side on the outside and vice versa. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms (having its inner side on the outside): inside out
    Sense id: en-wrong_side_out-en-adv-jEWx5elL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of 'having its inner side on the outside': 88 12
  2. (figuratively) Reversed, changed diametrically, by analogy with a garment that is wrong side out. Tags: figuratively, not-comparable Synonyms: the wrong side out, wrong side before, wrongside out, wrong-side out, wrong-side-out Related terms: back to front, upside down, wrong way round
    Sense id: en-wrong_side_out-en-adv-eBWqmHJW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45

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