Meanings
plural Mister Wrongs · plural Misters Wrong · alternative Mr Wrong · alternative Mr. Wrong
- humorousidiomaticAn unsuitable male companion, especially a husband.
Those tactics never work, and they often backfire completely—remember Scarlett O’Hara, who married a series of Misters Wrong because she just had to have a man, any man, and she couldn’t have Ashley?
1999, Elizabeth Hilts, “The Inner Bitch Way of Dealing with Men”, in The Inner Bitch: Guide to Men, Relationships, Dating, Etc., Naperville, Ill.; Bridgeport, Conn.: Hysteria Publications, →ISBN, page 51Antonyms: Mister Right
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn unsuitable male companion, especially a husband.
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Mister Wrong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mister%20Wrong
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