wrong

incorrecto

Que no es correcto o no corresponde a la realidad.

En inglés sencillo: Not correct or true.

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

Cómo se usa: wrong about something (I was wrong about the date.)

Sinónimos: incorrect, mistaken, false

Antónimos: right, correct

Expresiones frecuentes: wrong answer, wrong number, be wrong

inmoral

Que está mal por ser injusto, deshonesto o dañino para otras personas.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: wrong to do something (It is wrong to cheat.); wrong of someone to do something (It was wrong of him to lie to you.)

Sinónimos: immoral, bad, unethical

Antónimos: right

Expresiones frecuentes: wrong to steal, morally wrong, wrong of someone, wrong to lie

inadecuado

Que no sirve o no es apropiado para una persona, finalidad o situación concreta.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: wrong for someone/something (These shoes are wrong for hiking.)

Sinónimos: unsuitable, inappropriate

Antónimos: right, suitable

Expresiones frecuentes: wrong choice, wrong size, wrong for someone

mal

De una manera que no es correcta.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Sinónimos: incorrectly, wrongly

Antónimos: correctly, right

Expresiones frecuentes: spell something wrong, get something wrong, do something wrong

injusticia

Acto injusto o dañino cometido contra alguien.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: a wrong against someone (The court recognized the wrongs against the workers.)

Sinónimos: injustice, misdeed

Expresiones frecuentes: right a wrong, past wrong, wrong against someone

agraviar

Tratar injustamente a alguien o causarle daño.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: wrong someone (The company wronged its workers by refusing to pay them.)

Sinónimos: mistreat, harm

Expresiones frecuentes: wrong someone, wrong a friend, wrong a partner