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in the wrong

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in the wrong

wrong; morally or legally incorrect. I am not in the wrong, you are. No, you are in the wrong.

See also: wrong

in the wrong

(slightly formal)

responsible for something bad He was the first leader to state publicly that his country was in the wrong in the war. Although she is portrayed as a victim, many of her friends think she may have been in the wrong.

See also: wrong

in the wrong

Mistaken, to blame. For example, The teacher was clearly in the wrong but refused to admit it, or Since he had driven straight through a red light, Jack was the one in the wrong. [c. 1400]

See also: wrong