wrong

間違った

正しくない、または事実と違っている。

やさしい英語で： Not correct or true.

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

使い方： wrong about something (I was wrong about the date.)

類義語： incorrect, mistaken, false

反対語： right, correct

よく使う表現： wrong answer, wrong number, be wrong

不道徳な

不公平、不誠実、または人を傷つけるため、よくない。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： wrong to do something (It is wrong to cheat.); wrong of someone to do something (It was wrong of him to lie to you.)

類義語： immoral, bad, unethical

反対語： right

よく使う表現： wrong to steal, morally wrong, wrong of someone, wrong to lie

不適切な

ある人、目的、状況に合っていない。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： wrong for someone/something (These shoes are wrong for hiking.)

類義語： unsuitable, inappropriate

反対語： right, suitable

よく使う表現： wrong choice, wrong size, wrong for someone

間違って

正しくないやり方で。

やさしい英語で： 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?

類義語： incorrectly, wrongly

反対語： correctly, right

よく使う表現： spell something wrong, get something wrong, do something wrong

不正

誰かに対する、不公平な行為や害を与える行為。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： a wrong against someone (The court recognized the wrongs against the workers.)

類義語： injustice, misdeed

よく使う表現： right a wrong, past wrong, wrong against someone

不当な扱いをする

誰かを不公平に扱ったり、害を与えたりする。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： wrong someone (The company wronged its workers by refusing to pay them.)

類義語： mistreat, harm

よく使う表現： wrong someone, wrong a friend, wrong a partner