wrongly
gb/ɹˈɔŋli/ us/ɹˈɔŋli/
B2
אנגלית
tévesen, hibásan, jogtalanul, igazságtalanul, helytelenül, erkölcstelenül
B2
1
תבנית שימוש:
wrongly [verb] / wrongly [past_participle]
I wrongly assumed the meeting started at 10.
Tévesen feltételeztem, hogy a megbeszélés 10-kor kezdődik.
The date was wrongly printed on the tickets.
A dátum hibásan volt feltüntetve a jegyeken.
If you enter the password wrongly, your account may lock.
דוגמאות ללומדים
I answered the question wrongly.
Hibásan válaszoltam a kérdésre.
She wrongly believed the shop was closed.
Tévesen azt hitte, hogy a bolt zárva van.
טעות נפוצה:
Don’t use wrongly after linking verbs like be: say “The answer is wrong,” not “The answer is wrongly.”
משמעות
in an incorrect way
צירופים
wrongly assume
|wrongly believe
|wrongly interpret
|wrongly calculate
|wrongly spell
|wrongly estimate
|wrongly read
|wrongly label
|wrongly reported
|wrongly thought
מילים נרדפות
incorrectly (the most direct synonym for factual or procedural errors.)
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mistakenly (highlights that the error comes from a wrong belief.)
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erroneously (more formal, often used in writing.)
הפכים
correctly (done with no errors.)
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accurately (correct and precise, especially with facts or measurements.)
נושאים
communication
|learning
|daily_life
הגדרה
in a way that is not correct
In a way that is not correct; with an error or misunderstanding.
B2
2
jogtalanul
B2
תבנית שימוש:
wrongly accused/convicted/blamed
He was wrongly accused of stealing the money.
Jogtalanul vádolták meg azzal, hogy ellopta a pénzt.
New evidence showed she had been wrongly convicted.
Új bizonyítékokból kiderült, hogy jogtalanul ítélték el.
The employee said he was wrongly dismissed.
דוגמאות ללומדים
She was wrongly blamed for the mistake.
A hibáért igazságtalanul őt hibáztatták.
משמעות
without justice or good reason
צירופים
wrongly accused
|wrongly convicted
|wrongly imprisoned
|wrongly blamed
|wrongly punished
|wrongly dismissed
|wrongly denied
|wrongly targeted
|wrongly suspected
|wrongly charged
מילים נרדפות
unjustly (emphasizes unfairness and lack of justice.)
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unfairly (common everyday word; broader and less legal.)
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without justification (explicitly focuses on missing reasons or evidence.)
הפכים
justly (in a fair way that is deserved.)
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rightly (with good reason; appropriately.)
נושאים
law
|justice
|society
הגדרה
in a way that is unfair and not right
In a way that is unfair or not justified, especially when someone is blamed or punished without proper reason or evidence.
C1
3
helytelenül
B2
תבנית שימוש:
act wrongly / treat [someone] wrongly
He knew he had acted wrongly and apologized.
Tudta, hogy helytelenül cselekedett, és bocsánatot kért.
They felt the company had treated them wrongly.
Úgy érezték, hogy a cég rosszul bánt velük.
I don’t think you did anything wrongly by speaking up.
דוגמאות ללומדים
I acted wrongly.
Helytelenül cselekedtem.
טעות נפוצה:
This sense is about moral judgment; for simple factual mistakes, use the ‘incorrectly’ sense.
משמעות
in a morally bad way
צירופים
act wrongly
|behave wrongly
|treat someone wrongly
|judge someone wrongly
|punish someone wrongly
|do someone wrong
מילים נרדפות
improperly (often about behavior that breaks social rules or standards.)
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immorally (stronger; clearly about morality.)
הפכים
rightly (in a morally correct way.)
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properly (in an appropriate or acceptable way.)
נושאים
ethics
|behavior
הגדרה
in a bad or unfair way (morally)
In a way that is morally wrong or improper.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
wrongly
IPA
GB/ɹˈɔŋli/
US/ɹˈɔŋli/
הברות והטעמה
wrongly (1 הברה)
Stress on 1st syllable (wrongly)
צורות המילה
Noun
- Base: wrongly
- Plural: wronglies
ביטויים
wrongly accused
1/ɹˈɔŋli əkjˈuzd/
fixed phrase
blamed for a crime unfairly
someone is blamed for something they didn’t do
דוגמאות
- She was wrongly accused of cheating on the exam.
- The report led to several people being wrongly accused.
- He spent months trying to prove he was wrongly accused.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- He was wrongly accused of stealing.
wrongly assume
1/ɹˈɔŋli əsˈum/
fixed phrase
believe without proof, incorrectly
to think something is true, but it isn’t
דוגמאות
- I wrongly assumed you had already paid.
- Many people wrongly assume that all fats are bad.
- She wrongly assumed the email was spam and deleted it.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- I wrongly assumed it was free.
wrongly attributed to
1/ɹˈɔŋli ətɹˈɪbjətɪd tə/
fixed phrase
formal
credited to the wrong source
said to be by someone, but it isn’t
דוגמאות
- The quote is often wrongly attributed to Einstein.
- The painting was wrongly attributed to a famous artist for decades.
- Several comments were wrongly attributed to her in the article.
wrongly believe
1/ɹˈɔŋli bɪlˈiv/
fixed phrase
believe something that is false
to believe something that is not true
דוגמאות
- He wrongly believed the deadline was next week.
- Some people wrongly believe that vaccines cause the flu.
- I wrongly believed the service was included in the price.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- She wrongly believed it was Monday.
wrongly convicted
1/ɹˈɔŋli kənvˈɪktɪd/
fixed phrase
found guilty unfairly
a person is judged guilty, but they are not guilty
דוגמאות
- DNA evidence proved that he had been wrongly convicted.
- The documentary tells the story of two wrongly convicted men.
- She campaigned for years after being wrongly convicted of fraud.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- He was wrongly convicted of a crime.
wrongly diagnosed
1/ɹˈɔŋli dˌaɪəɡnˈoʊzd/
fixed phrase
given the wrong medical diagnosis
a doctor says the wrong illness
דוגמאות
- She was wrongly diagnosed with asthma for years.
- Some patients are wrongly diagnosed because symptoms overlap.
- He later discovered he had been wrongly diagnosed with depression.
wrongly identified
1/ɹˈɔŋli aɪdˈɛntɪfˌaɪd/
fixed phrase
recognized as the wrong person
someone is named as the wrong person
דוגמאות
- The suspect was wrongly identified by a witness.
- The photo was wrongly identified as being from last year.
- Several passengers were wrongly identified due to a system error.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- He was wrongly identified as the thief.
wrongly imprisoned
1/ɹˈɔŋli ɪmpɹˈɪzənd/
fixed phrase
put in prison unfairly
someone is sent to prison unfairly
דוגמאות
- He received compensation after being wrongly imprisoned for six years.
- The organization supports people who were wrongly imprisoned.
- She wrote about the impact of being wrongly imprisoned.