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Definition of wrongly - Reverso English Dictionary
Adverb
1.
incorrectlyin an incorrect manner
- He wrongly assumed she would agree..
2.
unjustlyin an unjust or unfair manner
- She felt she was treated wrongly by the company..
Expressions with wrongly
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without considering if the action is correct or justified
Rightly or wrongly, he decided to trust her judgment.
Origin of wrongly
Old English, wrang (crookedly)
Terms with wrongly included in their meaning
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read wrongly
read incorrectly, especially words or sentences
behavior
situation where someone is wrongly identified as another
wrongly interpreted
incorrectly interpreted by others
security
device attached to goods that triggers protection if stolen or removed wrongly
accuracy
incorrectly or wrongly
communication
understood incorrectly or wrongly
error
interpret a situation wrongly
wrongly dealt
dealt with in a wrong way
language
identified incorrectly or wrongly named
incorrect pronunciation
pronounced incorrectly or wrongly
disappearance
reappear alive after people wrongly believed you had died
wrong choice
choose or select wrongly
misuse
using something wrongly or improperly
unfair treatment
treat someone unfairly or judge them wrongly
justice
wrongly blamed for something
moral error
behave wrongly or make a moral mistake
incorrect positioning
place or arrange wrongly in relation to something else
misuse
use something wrongly or badly
sports mishit
hit or kick the ball wrongly
moral discomfort
persistent discomfort from knowing one acted wrongly
false belief
acting or thinking while wrongly believing something is true
incorrect assessment
wrongly assessed or judged
brief lapse
short time when someone acts strangely or wrongly
political slogan
private ownership is said to wrongly take shared wealth from others
Examples of wrongly in a sentence
She was wrongly accused of the crime. He was wrongly accused of the crime. The decision was wrongly influenced by bias.
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- French:à tort, injustement, ...
- German:fälschlicherweise, ungerecht, ...
- Italian:in modo sbagliato, ingiustamente, ...
- Spanish:incorrectamente, injustamente, ...
- Portuguese:erradamente, injustamente, ...
- Chinese:错误地, 不公正地, ...
- Japanese:間違って, 不当に, ...
- Arabic:بشكل خاطئ, ظلماً, ...
- Hebrew:בְּאוֹפֶן שָׁגוּי, שֶׁלֹּא בְּצֶדֶק, ...
- Russian:неправильно, несправедливо, ...
- Ukrainian:помилково, несправедливо, ...
- Hindi:गलत तरीके से, अन्यायपूर्ण ढंग से, ...
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