Antonyms for in the wrong
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : rawng, rong |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɔŋ, rɒŋ |
Definition of in the 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 at fault : adj deserving blame
- As in culpable : adj responsible for action
- As in guilty : adj blameworthy; found at fault
Synonyms for in the wrong
- accusable
- amiss
- answerable
- at fault
- blamable
- blameful
- blameworthy
- caught
- caught in the act
- caught red-handed
- censurable
- censured
- chargeable
- condemned
- conscience-stricken
- contrite
- convictable
- convicted
- criminal
- culpable
- damned
- delinquent
- demeritorious
- depraved
- dirty
- doomed
- erring
- evil
- felonious
- found wanting
- guilty
- hangdog
- hung up
- impeachable
- impeached
- in error
- in the wrong
- incriminated
- indictable
- iniquitous
- judged
- liable
- licentious
- off base
- offending
- on one's head
- out of line
- proscribed
- punishable
- regretful
- remorseful
- reprehensible
- responsible
- rueful
- sentenced
- sheepish
- sinful
- smoking gun
- sorry
- to blame
- unholy
- wicked
- wrong
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