go wrong
ɡoʊ rɔːŋ
gone wrong, went wrong
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Definition of go wrong - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

1.
malfunctionstop working correctly
  • The machine began to go wrong after the power surge.
break down malfunction
2.
failurefail to achieve the desired result
  • The plan started to go wrong after the first step.
backfire fail misfire
3.
deteriorateRareto take a bad turn or deteriorateRare
  • His health went wrong after the accident..
decline deteriorate worsen
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Expressions with go

go intov.
enter a place or space
She will go into the room.
go outv.
leave home for social activities
They love to go out on weekends.
go tov.
move towards a specific location or event
We will go to the concert tonight.
go alongv.
move forward or proceed in a direction
We decided to go along the river.
go back tov.
return to a previous place or state
She decided to go back to her hometown.
go aroundv.
move in a circular path or direction
The children go around the playground.

Expressions with wrong

wrong footn.
foot that is not correct or intended
He put his shoe on the wrong foot.
wrong pipen.
situation where food enters the trachea causing coughing
She started coughing because the water went down the wrong pipe.
get it all wrongv.
misunderstand something completely or incorrectly
He got it all wrong about the meeting time.
in the wrongadj.
responsible for a mistake or wrongdoing
She was clearly in the wrong for breaking the vase.
tell right from wrongv.
distinguish between morally correct and incorrect actions
She learned to tell right from wrong at a young age.
the wrong trackn.
mistaken or incorrect path
He realized he was on the wrong track after seeing the signs.
the wrong wayadv.
in an incorrect direction or path
He drove the wrong way on the highway.
what is wrong with youexp.
asking about someone's health or feelings
You look upset, what is wrong with you?
wrong way aroundadv.
in an incorrect orientation or order
He wore his shirt the wrong way around.
be dead wrongv.
be completely incorrect
He was dead wrong about the results of the experiment.

Terms related to go wrong

💡 Terms in the same lexical field: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, hypernyms…
wrongdoingcollapsedefecterrorfailfaultglitchhitchsnagblunderbreakdowndefeat

Terms with go wrong included in their meaning

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streak of bad luckn.
unfortunate events
period when many things go wrong
take a wrong turnv.
driving travel
go in the wrong direction while traveling
bad hair dayn.
mishaps
day when everything seems to go wrong
disaster waiting to happenn.
future trouble
person, object or event likely to go wrong soon
foolproofadj.
very reliable
not likely to fail or go wrong
screw things upv.
make mistakes
make a mistake or cause a situation to go wrong
Murphy's lawn.
adage
principle stating anything that can go wrong will go wrong
the wheels came offexp.
failure
a situation started to fail or go wrong

Examples of go wrong in a sentence

  • The plan started to go wrong after the first step.
  • Everything seemed to go wrong during the presentation.
  • If anything can go wrong, it will.
  • The project went wrong after the budget cuts.
  • Everything seemed to go wrong that day.

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  1. French:mal fonctionner, déraper, ...
  2. German:schief laufen, schiefgehen, ...
  3. Italian:andare male, andare storto, ...
  4. Spanish:fallar, equivocarse, ...
  5. Portuguese:avariar, dar errado, ...
  6. Chinese:出故障, 出错, ...
  7. Japanese:故障する, うまくいかない, ...
  8. Arabic:تَعَطَّلَ, فَشِلَ, ...
  9. Hebrew:לְהִתְקַלְקֵל, לְהִשְׁתַּבֵּשׁ, ...
  10. Russian:ломаться, идти наперекосяк, ...
  11. Ukrainian:працювати неправильно, йти не так, ...
  12. Hindi:बिगड़ना, गड़बड़ होना, ...
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