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treated unfairly or unjustly:
the wronged party in the dispute.
not in accordance with what is morally right or good:
a wrong deed.
deviating from truth or fact; erroneous:
a wrong answer.
not correct in action, judgment, opinion, method, etc., as a person; in error:
you are wrong to blame him.
not proper or usual; not in accordance with requirements or recommended practice:
the wrong way to hold a golf club.
out of order; awry; amiss:
something is wrong with the machine.
not suitable or appropriate:
he always says the wrong thing.
(of clothing) that should be worn or kept inward or under:
you’re wearing the sweater wrong side out.
that which is wrong, or not in accordance with morality, goodness, or truth; evil:
i committed many wrongs.
an injustice:
the wrongs they suffered aged them.
law.

an invasion of another’s right, to his damage.
a tort.

in a wrong manner; not rightly; awry; amiss:
you did it wrong again.
to do wrong to; treat unfairly or unjustly; harm.
to impute evil to (someone) unjustly; malign.
get in wrong, slang. to cause to come into disfavor:
we are forever getting in wrong with the people next door.
go wrong,

to go amiss; fail:
everything is going wrong today.
to pursue an immoral course; become depraved:
bad friends caused him to go wrong.

in the wrong, to blame; in error:
he knew he was in the wrong but refused to concede the point.
contemporary examples

soraya’s warning to the mullahs steve emerson july 4, 2009
incest’s defenders joseph huff-hannon september 27, 2009
american express charges backward, laying off 5,400 daniel gross january 10, 2013
the mirage man by david willman: anthrax attacker bruce ivins’ obsessions june 1, 2011
in dinesh d’souza’s ‘america,’ slavery wasn’t so bad, but hillary and barack are socialist devils andrew romano june 29, 2014

historical examples

sketch of handel and beethoven thomas hanly ball
the spenders harry leon wilson
g-d and my neighbour robert blatchford
weighed and wanting george macdonald
the betrayal of john fordham b.l. (benjamin leopold) farjeon

adjective
not correct or truthful: the wrong answer
acting or judging in error: you are wrong to think that
(postpositive) immoral; bad: it is wrong to cheat
deviating from or unacceptable to correct or conventional laws, usage, etc
not intended or wanted: the wrong road
(postpositive) not working properly; amiss: something is wrong with the engine
(us) (of a side, esp of a fabric) intended to face the inside so as not to be seen
(informal) get on the wrong side of, (us) get in wrong with, to come into disfavour with
go down the wrong way, (of food) to p-ss into the windpipe instead of the gullet
adverb
in the wrong direction or manner
go wrong

to turn out other than intended
to make a mistake
(of a machine, etc) to cease to function properly
to go astray morally

get wrong

to fail to understand properly
to fail to provide the correct answer to

noun
a bad, immoral, or unjust thing or action
(law)

an infringement of another person’s rights, rendering the offender liable to a civil action, as for breach of contract or tort: a private wrong
a violation of public rights and duties, affecting the community as a whole and actionable at the instance of the crown: a public wrong

in the wrong, mistaken or guilty
verb (transitive)
to treat unjustly
to discredit, malign, or misrepresent
to seduce or violate
adj.
n.
v.
see:

back the wrong horse
bark up the wrong tree
do someone wrong
get someone wrong
get up on the wrong side of bed
go wrong
in the wrong
on the right (wrong) foot
on the right (wrong) tack
right (wrong) side of the tracks
rub the wrong way
take the wrong way
two wrongs do not make a right