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Antonyms for get wrong
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : rawng, rong |
Phonetic Transcription : rɔŋ, rɒŋ |
Definition of get wrong
Origin :- late Old English, "twisted, crooked, wry," from Old Norse rangr, earlier *wrangr "crooked, wry, wrong," from Proto-Germanic *wrangaz (cf. Danish vrang "crooked, wrong," Middle Dutch wranc, Dutch wrang "sour, bitter," literally "that which distorts the mouth"), from PIE *wrengh- "to turn" (see wring).
- Sense of "not right, bad, immoral, unjust" developed by c.1300. Wrong thus is etymologically a negative of right (from Latin rectus, literally "straight"). Latin pravus was literally "crooked," but most commonly "wrong, bad;" and other words for "crooked" also have meant "wrong" in Italian and Slavic. Cf. also French tort "wrong, injustice," from Latin tortus "twisted." Wrong-headed first recorded 1732. To get up on the wrong side (of the bed) "be in a bad mood" is recorded from 1801.
- As in miscalculate : verb make a mistake
- As in mistake : verb mix up, misunderstand
- As in misunderstand : verb get the wrong idea
- As in misconceive : verb misunderstand
- As in misestimate : verb miscalculate
- As in misread : verb misunderstand
- As in misreckon : verb miscalculate
- As in goof : verb mistake
Synonyms for get wrong
- addle
- be at cross purposes
- be bewildered
- be confused
- be off the mark
- be perplexed
- be wrong
- blow
- blow it
- blunder
- botch
- bungle
- confound
- confuse
- deceive oneself
- discount
- disregard
- drop the ball
- err
- fail
- flub
- foul up
- get signals crossed
- get signals mixed
- get wrong
- get wrong impression
- go wrong
- goof
- have wrong impression
- jumble
- lapse
- louse up
- make a boner
- make a mess
- mess up
- misapply
- misapprehend
- miscalculate
- miscomprehend
- misconceive
- misconstrue
- miscount
- misdeem
- misestimate
- misinterpret
- misjudge
- misknow
- misread
- misreckon
- miss
- miss by a mile
- miss the boat
- miss the point
- mistake
- misunderstand
- mix up
- not know
- not register
- omit
- overestimate
- overlook
- overrate
- overvalue
- put foot in
- screw up
- slip
- slip up
- snarl
- stumble
- take amiss
- take for
- take wrongly
- tangle
- underestimate
- underrate
- undervalue
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