all wrong

ɔːl rɒŋ

Definition

Definition of all wrong - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

totally incorrectcompletely incorrect or not suitable in any way

His answer to the question was all wrong.

Adverb

logicin a completely incorrect or mistaken way

You did the math all wrong.

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get it all wrong

misunderstand something completely or incorrectly

He got it all wrong about the meeting time.

Expressions with wrong

wrong foot

foot that is not correct or intended

He put his shoe on the wrong foot.

wrong pipe

situation where food enters the trachea causing coughing

She started coughing because the water went down the wrong pipe.

get it all wrong

misunderstand something completely or incorrectly

He got it all wrong about the meeting time.

in the wrong

adj.

responsible for a mistake or wrongdoing

She was clearly in the wrong for breaking the vase.

tell right from wrong

distinguish between morally correct and incorrect actions

She learned to tell right from wrong at a young age.

the wrong track

mistaken or incorrect path

He realized he was on the wrong track after seeing the signs.

Examples of all wrong in a sentence

Her assumptions about the project were all wrong.
You answered the question all wrong.
He remembered the directions all wrong.

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French:complètement faux, tout faux, ...
German:völlig falsch, ganz falsch, ...
Italian:completamente sbagliato, tutto sbagliato, ...
Spanish:totalmente equivocado, muy mal, ...
Portuguese:totalmente errado, ...
Chinese:完全错误的, 全错, ...
Japanese:全く間違った, 全く間違えて, ...
Arabic:خاطئ تمامًا, بشكل خاطئ تمامًا, ...
Hebrew:מוּטְעֶה לְגַמְרֵי, לְגַמְרֵי לֹא נָכוֹן, ...
Russian:совершенно неправильный, совершенно неправильно, ...
Ukrainian:цілком неправильний, неправильно, ...
Hindi:पूरी तरह गलत, पूरी तरह ग़लत, ...
Bengali:সম্পূর্ণ ভুল, সম্পূর্ণ ভুলভাবে, ...
Catalan:totalment erroni, completament malament, ...
Czech:naprosto chybný, úplně špatně, ...
Danish:helt forkert, fuldstændig galt, ...
Dutch:volledig fout, helemaal fout, ...
Greek:εντελώς λάθος, τελείως λάθος, ...
Hungarian:teljesen helytelen, teljesen rosszul, ...
Khmer:ខុសទាំងស្រុង, ខុសដាច់ខាត, ...
Korean:완전히 틀린, 완전히 잘못, ...
Persian:کاملاً اشتباه, کاملاً غلط, ...
Polish:całkowicie błędny, zupełnie źle, ...
Portuguese (BR):totalmente errado, de forma totalmente errada, ...
Romanian:complet greșit, cu totul greșit, ...
Swedish:helt fel, alldeles fel, ...
Thai:ผิดทั้งหมด, ผิดหมด, ...
Turkish:tamamen yanlış, baştan sona yanlış, ...
Vietnamese:hoàn toàn sai, sai bét, ...

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