wrong

falsch

Nicht richtig oder nicht wahr.

In einfachem Englisch: Not correct or true.

• Your answer is wrong.
• I wrote the wrong phone number.
• Could we be wrong about what happened?

So benutzt man es: wrong about something (I was wrong about the date.)

Synonyme: incorrect, mistaken, false

Gegenteile: right, correct

Häufige Wendungen: wrong answer, wrong number, be wrong

unmoralisch

Schlecht, weil es unfair oder unehrlich ist oder Menschen schadet.

In einfachem Englisch: Bad because it is unfair, dishonest, or hurts people.

• Stealing is wrong.
• It was wrong to blame the child.
• Do you think it is wrong to keep the money?

So benutzt man es: wrong to do something (It is wrong to cheat.); wrong of someone to do something (It was wrong of him to lie to you.)

Synonyme: immoral, bad, unethical

Gegenteile: right

Häufige Wendungen: wrong to steal, morally wrong, wrong of someone, wrong to lie

ungeeignet

Für eine bestimmte Person, einen Zweck oder eine Situation nicht passend.

In einfachem Englisch: Not suitable for a particular person, purpose, or situation.

• These shoes are the wrong size.
• We chose the wrong time to visit.
• That job was wrong for me.

So benutzt man es: wrong for someone/something (These shoes are wrong for hiking.)

Synonyme: unsuitable, inappropriate

Gegenteile: right, suitable

Häufige Wendungen: wrong choice, wrong size, wrong for someone

falsch

Auf eine Weise, die nicht richtig ist.

In einfachem Englisch: In a way that is not correct.

• You spelled my name wrong.
• I think I heard you wrong.
• Have we been doing this wrong all along?

Synonyme: incorrectly, wrongly

Gegenteile: correctly, right

Häufige Wendungen: spell something wrong, get something wrong, do something wrong

Unrecht

Eine ungerechte oder schädliche Handlung gegenüber jemandem.

In einfachem Englisch: An unfair or harmful act against someone.

• We must put this wrong right.
• She never forgot the wrongs done to her.
• He tried to make up for past wrongs.

So benutzt man es: a wrong against someone (The court recognized the wrongs against the workers.)

Synonyme: injustice, misdeed

Häufige Wendungen: right a wrong, past wrong, wrong against someone

Unrecht tun

Jemanden ungerecht behandeln oder ihm Schaden zufügen.

In einfachem Englisch: To treat someone unfairly or cause them harm.

• I believe he wronged me.
• She felt wronged by her closest friend.
• They apologized to the people they had wronged.

So benutzt man es: wrong someone (The company wronged its workers by refusing to pay them.)

Synonyme: mistreat, harm

Häufige Wendungen: wrong someone, wrong a friend, wrong a partner