be wrong

verb

To have an incorrect belief, to be mistaken about one's judgment or statement concerning something. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Similar
be mistakenerr
Opposite
be right
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Meanings

verbbe wrong (third-person singular simple present is wrong, present participle being wrong, simple past was wrong, past participle been wrong)

present singular third person is wrong · participle present being wrong · past was wrong · participle past been wrong

  1. To have an incorrect belief, to be mistaken about one's judgment or statement concerning something. (This entry is a translation hub.)

    Synonyms: be mistaken, err

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo have an incorrect belief, to be mistaken about one's judgment or statement concerning something. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Similar
be mistakenerr
Opposite
be right

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 是錯的 /是错的
  • 是錯的 /是错的 (shì cuò de)have an incorrect belief, be mistaken
Czech mýlit se, být na omylu
  • mýlit sehave an incorrect belief, be mistaken
  • být na omyluhave an incorrect belief, be mistaken
Dutch mis hebben, zich vergissen
  • mis hebbenhave an incorrect belief, be mistaken
  • zich vergissenhave an incorrect belief, be mistaken
Esperanto malpravi, erari
  • malpravihave an incorrect belief, be mistaken
  • erarihave an incorrect belief, be mistaken
Estonian eksima
  • eksimahave an incorrect belief, be mistaken
Finnish olla väärässä
  • olla väärässähave an incorrect belief, be mistaken
French avoir tort, se tromper
  • avoir torthave an incorrect belief, be mistaken
  • se tromperhave an incorrect belief, be mistaken
  • méprendrehave an incorrect belief, be mistaken
German sich täuschen, sich irren
  • sich täuschenhave an incorrect belief, be mistaken
  • sich irrenhave an incorrect belief, be mistaken
  • sich verschätzenhave an incorrect belief, be mistaken
  • falschliegenhave an incorrect belief, be mistaken
  • schiefliegenhave an incorrect belief, be mistaken
Greek κάνω λάθος
  • κάνω λάθος (káno láthos)have an incorrect belief, be mistaken
Hebrew שגה
  • שגה (shagá)have an incorrect belief, be mistaken
Hungarian téved, nincs igaza
  • tévedhave an incorrect belief, be mistaken
  • nincs igazahave an incorrect belief, be mistaken
Indonesian salah
  • salahhave an incorrect belief, be mistaken
Italian sbagliare, sbagliarsi
  • sbagliarehave an incorrect belief, be mistaken
  • sbagliarsihave an incorrect belief, be mistaken
  • ingannarsihave an incorrect belief, be mistaken
  • errarehave an incorrect belief, be mistaken
  • essere in errorehave an incorrect belief, be mistaken
  • essere in tortohave an incorrect belief, be mistaken
Japanese 間違う
  • 間違う (machigau)have an incorrect belief, be mistaken
Korean 틀리다
  • 틀리다 (teullida)have an incorrect belief, be mistaken
Latin fallor, errō
  • fallorhave an incorrect belief, be mistaken
  • errōhave an incorrect belief, be mistaken
  • lāborhave an incorrect belief, be mistaken
Norwegian ta feil
  • ta feilhave an incorrect belief, be mistaken
Polish być w błędzie, mylić się
  • być w błędziehave an incorrect belief, be mistaken
  • mylić sięhave an incorrect belief, be mistaken
Portuguese estar errado
  • estar erradohave an incorrect belief, be mistaken
Romanian nu avea dreptate
  • nu avea dreptatehave an incorrect belief, be mistaken
Russian ошиба́ться, ошиби́ться
  • ошиба́ться (ošibátʹsja)have an incorrect belief, be mistaken
  • ошиби́ться (ošibítʹsja)have an incorrect belief, be mistaken
  • быть непра́вым (bytʹ neprávym)have an incorrect belief, be mistaken
Spanish estar equivocado, equivocarse
  • estar equivocadohave an incorrect belief, be mistaken
  • equivocarsehave an incorrect belief, be mistaken
  • desacertarhave an incorrect belief, be mistaken
  • guayarsehave an incorrect belief, be mistaken
  • guallarsehave an incorrect belief, be mistaken
  • desatinarhave an incorrect belief, be mistaken
Swedish ha fel
  • ha felhave an incorrect belief, be mistaken
Thai ผิด
  • ผิด (pìt)have an incorrect belief, be mistaken
Turkish yanılmak
  • yanılmakhave an incorrect belief, be mistaken
Ukrainian помиля́тися, помили́тися
  • помиля́тися (pomyljátysja)have an incorrect belief, be mistaken
  • помили́тися (pomylýtysja)have an incorrect belief, be mistaken
  • бу́ти непра́вим (búty neprávym)have an incorrect belief, be mistaken
Cite this entry
APA

be wrong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/be%20wrong

MLA

“be wrong.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/be%20wrong. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “be wrong,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/be%20wrong.

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