go wrong

wrong  (rông, rng)

adj.

1. Not in conformity with fact or truth; incorrect or erroneous.

2.

a. Contrary to conscience, morality, or law; immoral or wicked.

b. Unfair; unjust.

3. Not required, intended, or wanted: took a wrong turn.

4. Not fitting or suitable; inappropriate or improper: said the wrong thing.

5. Not in accord with established usage, method, or procedure: the wrong way to shuck clams.

6. Not functioning properly; out of order.

7. Unacceptable or undesirable according to social convention.

8. Designating the side, as of a garment, that is less finished and not intended to show: socks worn wrong side out.

adv.

1. In a wrong manner; mistakenly or erroneously.

2. In a wrong course or direction.

3. Immorally or unjustly: She acted wrong to lie.

4. In an unfavorable way. See Synonyms at amiss.

n.

1.

a. An unjust or injurious act.

b. Something contrary to ethics or morality.

2.

a. An invasion or a violation of another's legal rights.

b. Law A tort. See Synonyms at injustice.

3. The condition of being in error or at fault: in the wrong.

tr.v. wronged, wrong·ing, wrongs

1. To treat unjustly or injuriously.

2. To discredit unjustly; malign.

3. To treat dishonorably; violate.

Idioms:

do (someone) wrong Informal

To be unfaithful or disloyal.

go wrong

1. To take a wrong turn or make a wrong move.

2. To go astray morally.

3. To go amiss; turn out badly.

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[Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; see wer-² in Indo-European roots.]

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wronger n.

wrongly adv.

wrongness n.

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

go wrong - be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably" miscarry, fail take it on the chin - undergo failure or defeat miss - fail to reach or get to; "She missed her train" overreach - fail by aiming too high or trying too hard bobble, bodge, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, botch, botch up, bumble, bungle, flub, fluff, foul up, fuck up, louse up, mess up, mishandle, muck up, ball up, spoil, muff, screw up, fumble, blow - make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" strike out - be unsuccessful in an endeavor; "The candidate struck out with his health care plan" fall - suffer defeat, failure, or ruin; "We must stand or fall"; "fall by the wayside" shipwreck - suffer failure, as in some enterprise fall flat, fall through, founder, flop - fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered"