"wrong" meaning in English

See wrong in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /rɒŋ/ [UK], /rɔŋ/ [US] Audio: en-ca-wrong.ogg [Canada], en-us-wrong.ogg [US] Forms: wrong [positive], more wrong [comparative], most wrong [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is wrong, it is not right. If something is wrong it may be incorrect, not true, or bad. Synonyms: incorrect, mistake, inaccurate
    Sense id: simple-wrong-en-adj-NU-rxtMs
  2. If something is wrong, it is not moral. Synonyms: immoral
    Sense id: simple-wrong-en-adj-vsz6ZFBX

Noun

IPA: /rɒŋ/ [UK], /rɔŋ/ [US] Audio: en-ca-wrong.ogg [Canada], en-us-wrong.ogg [US] Forms: wrong [singular], wrongs [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A wrong is an immoral act. Synonyms: crime
    Sense id: simple-wrong-en-noun-e5nrT0Lh

Verb

IPA: /rɒŋ/ [UK], /rɔŋ/ [US] Audio: en-ca-wrong.ogg [Canada], en-us-wrong.ogg [US] Forms: wrong [canonical], wrongs [third-person, singular], wronged [past], wronged [past, participle], wronging [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you wrong someone, you do something that hurts a person. Synonyms: hurt, ruin
    Sense id: simple-wrong-en-verb-D9q-CxCs
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          "text": "\"2 + 2 = 5\" is wrong."
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