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Definition of go wrong

1 : to happen or proceed in a way that causes a bad result
  • We have to figure out what went wrong with the experiment.
  • Everything is going wrong for me today.
  • When she didn't come back, we feared that something had gone horribly wrong.
2 : to make a mistake
  • I followed the instructions to the letter and the computer still doesn't work. Where did I go wrong?
  • "I don't know what to order." "Their clam chowder is good. You can't go wrong with there."

Word by Word Definitions

go play

  1. : to move on a course : proceed — compare stop

  2. : to move out of or away from a place expressed or implied : leave, depart

  3. : to take a certain course or follow a certain procedure

  1. : the act or manner of going

  2. : the height of fashion : rage

  3. : an often unexpected turn of affairs : occurrence

  1. : functioning properly : being in good and ready condition

  1. : a game played between two players who alternately place black and white stones on a board checkered by 19 vertical lines and 19 horizontal lines in an attempt to enclose the larger area on the board

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wrong play

  1. : an injurious, unfair, or unjust act : action or conduct inflicting harm without due provocation or just cause

  2. : a violation or invasion of the legal rights of another

  3. : something wrong, immoral, or unethical

  1. : not according to the moral standard : sinful, immoral

  2. : not right or proper according to a code, standard, or convention : improper

  3. : not according to truth or facts : incorrect

  1. : without accuracy : incorrectly

  2. : without regard for what is proper or just

  3. : in a wrong direction

  1. : to do wrong to : injure, harm

  2. : to treat disrespectfully or dishonorably : violate

  3. : defraud

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