Emily Dickinson Lexicon

WRONG, a. [Sw. vrång; Dan. vrang; properly the participle of wring, Sw. vränga, Dan. vrænger. Literally, wrung, twisted, or turned from a straight line or even surface. Hence,]

1. Not physically right; not fit or suitable; as, the wrong side of a garment. You hold the book the wrong end uppermost. There may be something wrong in the construction of a watch or an edifice.
2. Not morally right; that deviates from the line of rectitude prescribed by God; not just or equitable; not right or proper; not legal; erroneous; as, a wrong practice; wrong ideas; a wrong course of life; wrong measures; wrong inclinations and desires; a wrong application of talents; wrong judgment. – Hab. i.
3. Erroneous; not according to truth; as, a wrong statement.