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wrong

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Immoral
evil, sinful, illegal, wicked, naughty, salacious, base, indecent, risquÃ©, blasphemous, ungodly, amoral, dissolute, dissipated, wanton, profane, sacrilegious, depraved, corrupt, profligate, shady*, low-down*, smutty*.
Antonyms righteous*, virtuous, good.
Inaccurate
inexact, erroneous, sophistical, mistaken, in error, incorrect, fallacious, untrue, erring, astray, amiss, ungrounded, spurious, unsubstantial, unsound, erratic, deceiving one self, in the wrong, under an error, beside the mark, laboring under a false impression, out of line, at fault, to no purpose, not right, awry, faulty, mishandled, miscalculated, misfigured, misconstructed, misconstrued, misfashioned, mismade, altered, not precise, perverse, anachronistic, at fault in one's reckoning, wide of the mark, not according to the facts, abounding in error, badly estimated, beyond, the range of probable error, a mile off*, all off*, gummed up*, crazy*.
Antonyms accurate*, correct, exact.
Inappropriate
unfitted, ill-fitting, disproportionate, out of focus, off balance, misplaced, awkward, gauche, ill-advised, improper, unsuitable, incongruous.
Antonyms fit*, suitable, appropriate.
Referring to a side to be kept from view
reverse, back, obverse, opposite, inside.

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wrong

n.

Injustice
vice, sin, misdemeanor, crime, immorality, turpitude, indecency, transgression, misdeed, unfairness, imposition, oppression, foul play, prejudice, bias, favor, unlawful practice, villainy, delinquency, misdoing, error, miscarriage, mistake, blunder, offense, faux pas (French), wrongdoing, violation, tort.
Antonyms right*, justice, fairness.
An injury
hurt, persecution, injustice, malevolence, cruelty, libel, abuse, harm, damage, spite, slander, false report, slight, misusage, outrage, inhumanity, over-presumption, insult, discourtesy, raw deal*, bum steer*, dirt*.
Antonyms kindness*, good deed, consideration.

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wrong

v.

hurt, oppress, defame, persecute, abuse, aggrieve, mistreat, misuse, use, exploit, take advantage of; see also abuse 1.

wrong implies the inflicting of unmerited injury or harm upon another he was wronged by false charges; oppress implies a burdening with harsh, rigorous impositions or the cruel or unjust use of power oppressed by heavy taxation; persecute suggests constant harassment or the relentless infliction of cruelty and suffering the persecuted minorities of Nazi Germany; aggrieve suggests just or legitimate grounds for complaint or resentment for wrongs or injuries done aggrieved by the company's ill-treatment of him; abuse suggests improper or hurtful treatment, as by the use of harsh punishment or insulting or coarse language felt abused by his father's constant haranguing

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