in the wrong

prepositional phrase

Incorrect; in error.

“See here what it says in the dictionary. So, you were in the wrong about the meaning of that word.”

Opposite
in the right
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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. Incorrect; in error.

    See here what it says in the dictionary. So, you were in the wrong about the meaning of that word.

  2. At fault, guilty.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
in the right

Translations

Arabic عَلَى بَاطِلٍ
  • عَلَى بَاطِلٍ (ʕalā bāṭilin)in error
Chinese Mandarin 錯誤的 /错误的, 理虧 /理亏
  • 錯誤的 /错误的 (cuòwù de)in error
  • 理虧 /理亏 (lǐkuī)at fault
Finnish väärässä, syyllinen
  • väärässäin error
  • syyllinenat fault
Icelandic hafa á röngu að standa, vera í órétti
  • hafa á röngu að standain error
  • vera í óréttiin error
Portuguese errado, enganado
  • erradoin error
  • enganadoin error
Spanish equivocado, errado
  • equivocadoin error
  • erradoin error
  • malat fault
Cite this entry
APA

in the wrong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20the%20wrong

MLA

“in the wrong.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20the%20wrong. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in the wrong,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20the%20wrong.

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