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1966 British film by Bryan Forbes
The Wrong Box is a 1966 British comedy film produced and directed by Bryan Forbes and starring John Mills, Ralph Richardson and a large ensemble cast
The_Wrong_Box
1889 novel by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne
The Wrong Box is a black comedy novel co-written by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne, first published in 1889. The story is about two brothers
The_Wrong_Box_(novel)
Aphorism in statistics
statistician, although the underlying concept predates Box's writings. The phrase "all models are wrong" was attributed to George Box who used the phrase in a 1976
All_models_are_wrong
American horror film series
dead link] "Wrong Turn (2003)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 26, 2023. "Wrong Turn (2021)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 26, 2023. "Wrong Turn (2003)"
Wrong_Turn_(film_series)
2004 box set by Bon Jovi
Can't Be Wrong is a box set by Bon Jovi, released in 2004 through Island Records. A collection of demos and B-sides, it was released to celebrate the band's
100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong
100,000,000_Bon_Jovi_Fans_Can't_Be_Wrong
British comedian, actor, satirist (1937–1995)
of the show, the duo appeared together in the films The Wrong Box (1966) and Bedazzled (1967). The 1970s saw Cook and Moore work on a final series of Not
Peter_Cook
2021 horror film by Mike P. Nelson
Wrong Turn (also known as Wrong Turn: The Foundation) is a 2021 horror film directed by Mike P. Nelson and written by franchise creator Alan McElroy.
Wrong_Turn_(2021_film)
English actor (1925–2014)
– Beedle King Rat (1965) – Jones The Murder Game (1965) – Larry Landstorm The Wrong Box (1966) – First Undertaker The Whisperers (1967) – Mr. Conrad Our
Gerald_Sim
English actor (1908–2005)
Bryan Forbes, who then directed Mills in The Wrong Box (1966). Mills played Hayley's father-in-law on screen in The Family Way (1966). He then directed her
John_Mills
English actress and author (born 1934)
the Daffodils (1962) The Painted Smile (1962) The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963) Séance on a Wet Afternoon (1964) Of Human Bondage (1964) The Wrong Box (1966)
Nanette_Newman
British actor (1926–1984)
namely King Rat (1965), The Wrong Box (1966), The Whisperers (1967), and Deadfall (1968). In 1968, he played Mr Sowerberry in the film version of Lionel
Leonard_Rossiter
2003 film by Rob Schmidt
Dushku, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Jeremy Sisto, and Kevin Zegers. The first installment in the Wrong Turn film series, it follows a group of six individuals being
Wrong_Turn_(2003_film)
English actress (1937–2000)
(1961), Rita in Billy Liar (1963), My Fair Lady (1964), The System (1964), Fanatic (1965), The Wrong Box (1966), Carry On Doctor (1967), All Neat in Black Stockings
Gwendolyn_Watts
Norwegian actor (1918–1991)
the Dark as the Cossack who drinks the poison intended for Peter Sellers' Inspector Clouseau, Sellers's films The Wrong Arm of the Law, The Wrong Box
Tutte_Lemkow
English author, screenwriter, poet, and actor (1930–2014)
(uncredited) The Liquidator (1965) – Young Man Doctor in Clover (1966) – Lambert Symington The Wrong Box (1966) – Brian Allen Harvey The Sandwich Man
Jeremy_Lloyd
Scottish actress
films of the 1960s and 1970s. She also appeared in magazine spreads for both Playboy and Penthouse. Her films included Carry On Cowboy, The Wrong Box with
Andrea_Allan
English actor (1900–1966)
two of his most notable latter day performances: the decrepit butler Peacock in The Wrong Box and the Dormouse in Jonathan Miller's television adaptation
Wilfrid_Lawson_(actor)
Euphemistic expression
The phrase also appears in Chapter 16 of Robert Louis Stevenson's The Wrong Box when John recognizes his Uncle Joseph whom he had believed to be dead
By_Jingo
English film director, screenwriter and actor (1926–2013)
successful prisoner-of-war story. He followed this with The Wrong Box (1966) and The Whisperers (1967), the latter featuring Edith Evans. A caper film, Deadfall
Bryan_Forbes
American comedy writer and playwright (1928–2009)
the 1966 British film The Wrong Box. Gelbart also co-wrote the golden-era film spoof Movie Movie (1978) starring George C. Scott in dual roles, the racy
Larry_Gelbart
British actor (1926–2008)
Large Man The Wrong Box (1966) – James White Wragg The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) – Squire Laughter in the Dark (1969) – Colonel The Juggler of Notre
Willoughby_Goddard
1996 film by Nick Castle
United States 1990s Comedy Wikiquote has quotations related to Mr. Wrong. Mr. Wrong at IMDb Mr. Wrong at Rotten Tomatoes Mr. Wrong at Box Office Mojo
Mr._Wrong
American novelist (1868–1947)
was an Editor-in-Chief of the U.S. Maritime Commission. The Wrong Box The Ebb-Tide The Wrecker, which was also used as the basis for a 1957 television
Lloyd_Osbourne
United States tax processing number
period. Filing the W-7 application incorrectly, checking the wrong box for the reason the individual is submitting a W-7 form, or if the taxpayer's identifying
Individual Taxpayer Identification Number
Individual_Taxpayer_Identification_Number
British actor (born 1933)
(1966) The Wrong Box (1966) Billion Dollar Brain (1967) Deadfall (1968) Play Dirty (1969) Battle of Britain (1969) The Italian Job (1969) Too Late the Hero
Michael_Caine
British character actress (1901–1987)
Case for Treatment (1966) as Mrs Delt The Wrong Box (1966) as Mrs Hackett Smashing Time (1967) as Mrs Gimble The Mini-Affair (1968) as Cook in Chinese
Irene_Handl
1965 epic film by David Lean
Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016. "All Time Box Office Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation (Est. Tickets)". Box Office Mojo
Doctor_Zhivago_(film)
English comedian and actor (1924–1968)
in six box sets, one per series, with the sixth box containing several out-of-series specials. This was followed by the release of one large box set containing
Tony_Hancock
2015 Pakistani film
Yasir and Hassan Zia under the production banner YNH Films. It is the first installment in the Wrong No. film series. The film features Javed Sheikh,
Wrong_No.
American artist (born 1950)
publisher United Dead Artists released two volumes of his work: The Wrong Box and The Land Unknown. In 2025, Desert Island’s Eisner-nominated comics and
Gary_Panter
2013 film by Jeremiah Chechik
reviews". "The Right Kind of Wrong". TIFF. Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013. "The Right Kind of Wrong". Box Office Mojo
The Right Kind of Wrong (film)
The_Right_Kind_of_Wrong_(film)
British actor (1921–2003)
Angry Husband (uncredited) The Wrong Box (1966) as Corpse Remover (uncredited) The Sandwich Man (1966) as Charlie After the Fox as Corpse Remover (uncredited)
David_Lodge_(actor)
1994 novel by Terry Goodkind
Richard is now enslaved, uses him to recite the Book of Counted Shadows. In the end, Rahl opens the wrong Box of Orden, under Richard's false guidance,
Wizard's_First_Rule
English actor (1911–1994)
(1952) The Admirable Crichton (1957) Alfie (1966) The Wrong Box (1966) The Jokers (1967) I'll Never Forget What's'isname (1967) How I Won the War - Staff
Peter Graves, 8th Baron Graves
Peter_Graves,_8th_Baron_Graves
British actress (born 1951)
career was active in the 1960s and 1970s. She co-starred with Joanna Lumley in the 1971 sex comedy Games That Lovers Play. The Wrong Box (1966) – Twittering
Penny_Brahms
British actor (1913–1991)
Darkness (1966) – Ludwig The Psychopath (1966) – Martin Roth The Wrong Box (1966) – Lawyer Patience The Family Way (1966) – The Vicar Frankenstein Created
Thorley_Walters
English comedian and actor (1922–2013)
Humphrey The Wrong Box (1966) as Ian Scott Fife Finders Keepers (1966) as Burke Casino Royale (1967) as Cashier Rocket to the Moon (1967) as Grundle The Plank
Graham_Stark
English actor (1908–1985)
Lance Corporal The Wrong Box (1966) as Oliver Pike Harmsworth The Mystery and the Pleasure (1966) as Narrator (voice) The Night of the Generals (1967)
Valentine_Dyall
1933 American crime/comedy film by Lowell Sherman
She Done Him Wrong was a box-office success and the film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. In 1996, She Done Him Wrong was selected
She_Done_Him_Wrong
Film by Steven Spielberg
2021). "Why Steven Spielberg's West Side Story Hit the Wrong Box Office Notes". Variety. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved December
West_Side_Story_(2021_film)
English actor (1933–1998)
uncredited) The Alphabet Murders (1965) as Franklin You Must Be Joking! (1965) as Bill Simpson The Nanny (1965) as Bill Fane The Wrong Box (1965) as Sydney
James_Villiers
British statistician
are wrong, but some are useful". Box was married three times. In 1945, he married Jessie Ward, a sergeant in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. The two
George_E._P._Box
In the film and media industry, if a film released in theatres fails to break even by a large amount, it is considered a box-office bomb (or box-office
List of biggest box-office bombs
List_of_biggest_box-office_bombs
1993 American film
but leaves the $20 bill. The bill, now stained with Frank's blood, winds up in the police evidence locker but falls into the wrong box. Waitress and
Twenty_Bucks
English actress (1922–2009)
Darkness (1965) as The Duchess You Must Be Joking! (1965) as Fan Club Worker (uncredited) The Night Caller (1965) as Madge Lilburn The Wrong Box (1966) as Spinster
Marianne_Stone
British actor (1926–2009)
– Barman The Evil of Frankenstein (1964) – Hypnotized Man (uncredited) The Knack ...and How to Get It (1965) – Junkyard Owner The Wrong Box (1966) – Clerk
Timothy_Bateson
British costume designer (1921–2015)
the Oscar for Best Costume Design for Darling in 1965, and the BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design for The Wrong Box in 1967. She also worked on the Beatles'
Julie Harris (costume designer)
Julie_Harris_(costume_designer)
American political catchphrase
"The wrong war, at the wrong place, at the wrong time, and with the wrong enemy" is General Omar Bradley's famous rebuke in his May 15, 1951 Congressional
The wrong war, at the wrong place, at the wrong time
The_wrong_war,_at_the_wrong_place,_at_the_wrong_time
English song by Robert Herrick and Charles Edward Horn
die The song is mentioned in Book Two, Chapter 16 of George Eliot's 1871 Middlemarch. The song is mentioned in the 1889 farcical novel The Wrong Box, by
Cherry_Ripe_(song)
2022 American film by Mike Burns
forgettable plot, low production budget, and a high weapon count". "'Wrong Place' (2022)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 2, 2024. Oliver, Sharon (April
Wrong_Place
1994 single by Alice in Chains
"Got Me Wrong" is s song by the American rock band Alice in Chains from their second studio EP, Sap (1992). It was written by guitarist and vocalist Jerry
Got_Me_Wrong
2012 French film
Sztanke's group "Tahiti Boy & The Palmtree Family". Harvey, Dennis (January 24, 2012). "Wrong". Variety. "Wrong (2013)". Box Office Mojo. March 29, 2013
Wrong_(film)
British comedy writer and performer (1930–2006)
(uncredited) The Wrong Box (1966) – First Engine Driver Kaleidoscope (1966) – Dominion Porter The Sandwich Man (1966) – Chauffeur How I Won the War (1967)
John_Junkin
British actor (1928–1999)
The Wrong Box (1966) as First Rough Tobruk (1967) as Private Alfie Braithwaite Double Trouble (1967) as Arthur Babcock To Chase a Million (1967) The Charge
Norman_Rossington
English actor (1902–1983)
Doctor Zhivago, an exceptionally successful film at the box office, which, together with The Wrong Box and Khartoum, earned him a BAFTA nomination for best
Ralph_Richardson
1996 single by Everything but the Girl
"Wrong" is a song written and recorded by English musical duo Everything but the Girl. It was released on 17 June 1996, by Virgin Records, as the second
Wrong (Everything but the Girl song)
Wrong_(Everything_but_the_Girl_song)
British children's TV sci-fi series (1970–1971)
be possible. In addition, the opening episodes of the first two serials - "The Wrong End of Time" and "The Time of the Ice Box" - were introduced by Peter
Timeslip
Trinidadian actor (1913–1992)
Israel Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964) - Bus Conductor The Wrong Box (1966) - Native Bearer The Whisperers (1967) - Doctor Follow That Camel (1967) - Riff
Frank_Singuineau
2022 film directed by MS Raja Shekhar Reddy
V of Pinkvilla rated the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote "The story of Macherla Niyojakavargam checks all the wrong boxes, boxes that have been reintroduced
Macherla_Niyojakavargam
Symbol often denoting 'yes' or 'correct'
for ticking boxes, which are crossed instead. The opposite of ✓ is ƒ (short for falsch “wrong”). Unicode provides various check marks, the one called CHECK
Check_mark
British claymation comedy franchise
marking the return of the penguin Feathers McGraw, the villain from The Wrong Trousers – was released in 2024. Shaun the Sheep is a spin-off of the franchise
Wallace_&_Gromit
Indian actress and filmmaker (born 1979)
"Right Yaa Wrong". Box Office India. Retrieved 10 December 2023. Dasgupta, Piyali (3 January 2009). "Konkona in her mother's next film". The Times of India
Konkona_Sen_Sharma
Association football position
playmakers, box-to-box midfielders, or holding midfielders. There are also attacking midfielders with limited defensive assignments. The size of midfield
Midfielder
1970 British film by Kevin Billington
could be secured. It was the third of three films Cook was contracted to make for Columbia, the previous two being The Wrong Box and A Dandy in Aspic. Cook
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
The_Rise_and_Rise_of_Michael_Rimmer
2001 film by Harold Becker
reciting an anecdote about how the Chicago film critics had been shown the wrong last reel. He saw the correct one the following Monday, and scathingly
Domestic_Disturbance
1984 video game
Donald has to catch it and put it in the correct box. Failing to catch the vegetable or putting it in the wrong box results in it being squashed and no
Donald_Duck's_Playground
British art director
three times for the BAFTA Award for Best Production Design for The Slipper and the Rose, The Wrong Box and Darling, for which he won. The Faithful City
Ray_Simm
1969 film by Bryan Forbes, John Huston
("Whistle Down The Wind", "The Wrong Box") moves his cameras around quite a lot, but there is really little he can do to hide the fact that "The Madwoman of
The Madwoman of Chaillot (film)
The_Madwoman_of_Chaillot_(film)
Last of the Secret Agents? The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming 27 May The Wrong Box (U.K.) 31 May A Big Hand for the Little Lady June 1966 1
1966_in_film
1988 American comedy film
The Wrong Guys is a 1988 American comedy film directed by Danny Bilson. Thirty years ago Louie Anderson was the leader of a group of Cub Scouts, Den 7:
The_Wrong_Guys
1973 single by Dr. John
"Right Place, Wrong Time" is a song by American musician Dr. John. It was the first single from his sixth album, In the Right Place, and became his biggest
Right Place, Wrong Time (song)
Right_Place,_Wrong_Time_(song)
English-born Irish actor and theatrical producer (1903–1982)
Beauty (1960) – Father McCrory Victim (1961) – P.H. The Quare Fellow (1962) – Holy Healy The Wrong Box (1966) – Lawyer Half a Sixpence (1967) – Shalford
Hilton_Edwards
Experience an end-user has when taking a product after unboxing
out-of-box experience (OOBE (/ˈuːbiː/ OO-bee)) is the experience an end-user has when taking a product after unboxing, or for digital distribution, runs the
Out-of-box_experience
2019 Pakistani film
Wrong No. 2 (also written as Wrong Number 2) is a 2019 Pakistani romantic comedy film. It is a sequel to the 2015 film Wrong No., directed by Yasir Nawaz
Wrong_No._2
Indian filmmaker (born 1963)
people told him not to make Gangubai Kathiawadi: 'Have ticked all the wrong boxes'". Hindustan Times. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023. "Alia
Sanjay_Leela_Bhansali
a box-office bomb". CNBC. Retrieved January 7, 2022. Rubin, Rebecca (December 13, 2021). "Why Steven Spielberg's 'West Side Story' Hit the Wrong Box Office
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cinema
Impact_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic_on_cinema
British actress (1915–1981)
(1963) as rich woman throwing a bracelet Delayed Flight (1964) as doctor The Wrong Box (1966) as lady at launching Press for Time (1966) as Mrs. Doe Connor
Totti_Truman_Taylor
English actor (1912–1972)
The Wrong Box (1966) - Derek Lloyd Peter Digby Two Gentlemen Sharing (1969) - Dickson Senior Unman, Wittering and Zigo (1971) - Mr. Winstanley On the
Hamilton_Dyce
1990 film by Phil Joanou
McIntyre, the film was produced by Ned Dowd, Randy Ostrow, and Ron Rotholz, with a musical score by Ennio Morricone. Although the film was not a box office
State_of_Grace_(1990_film)
American actress and producer (born 1964)
more than 25 The Wrong... movies for Lifetime and played Candace Mason in the Fox musical drama series Empire. Fox's involvement in the entertainment
Vivica_A._Fox
the 1945 version of The Picture of Dorian Gray, Victoria the Great (1937), Sixty Glorious Years (1938), The Mudlark (1950), The Wrong Box (1966), The
London_in_film
1966 single by the Byrds
"It Won't Be Wrong" is a song by the American folk rock band the Byrds, which appeared as the second track on their 1965 album, Turn! Turn! Turn! It was
It_Won't_Be_Wrong
British comedy play
‹ The template Infobox play is being considered for merging. › The Play That Goes Wrong is a play by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields of
The_Play_That_Goes_Wrong
English cinematographer
(1964) (photographed by) The Wrong Box (1966) (photographed by) Dutchman (1967) The Whisperers (1967) (photographed by) The Bobo (1967) (photographed
Gerry_Turpin
2011 American documentary
There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane is a 2011 documentary television film directed by Liz Garbus about the 2009 Taconic State Parkway crash. It premiered
There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane
There's_Something_Wrong_with_Aunt_Diane
1982 film by Richard Brooks
Wrong Is Right, released in the UK as The Man with the Deadly Lens, is a 1982 American political satire comedy thriller film directed, written, and co-produced
Wrong_Is_Right
2021 animated film
Gone Wrong is a 2021 animated science fiction comedy film directed by Sarah Smith and Jean-Philippe Vine, and written by Smith and Peter Baynham. The voice
Ron's_Gone_Wrong
1995 film by Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez, and Quentin Tarantino
(uncredited) The four segments are shown chronologically, except for "The Misbehavers", the events of which both precede and succeed the events of "The Wrong Man"
Four_Rooms
polling places" and are the result of confusion on the part of the voters, who deposited their ballots in the wrong box (the explanation follows). Mochán
Controversies of the 2006 Mexican general election
Controversies_of_the_2006_Mexican_general_election
Indian politician
miss a single opportunity to put his opponents, particularly the ruling party, in the wrong box. Then quotations would flow, in English, Marathi and Sanskrit
Nath_Pai
theatrical box-office earnings are the primary metric for trade publications in assessing the success of a film, mostly because of the availability of the data
List of highest-grossing films
List_of_highest-grossing_films
English painter
Nada the Lily 1892; The Witch's Head 1893; The Wizard 1896; Black Heart & White Heart & Other Stories 1900), Robert Louis Stevenson (The Wrong Box 1899)
Charles_H._M._Kerr
1971 single by Gladys Knight & the Pips
Don't Want to Do Wrong" is a song recorded by Gladys Knight & the Pips. It was released in May 1971 from the album If I Were Your Woman. The song reached
I_Don't_Want_to_Do_Wrong
2026 film by Lee Cronin
long-missing, mummified daughter and realizes something is wrong with her. James Wan and Jason Blum produced the film through their respective production banners
Lee_Cronin's_The_Mummy
Cockleshell Heroes The Man Who Never Was The Long and the Short and the Tall Whistle Down the Wind The Spiral Road Heavens Above! The Wrong Box Penelope Run
List of films featuring the Salvation Army
List_of_films_featuring_the_Salvation_Army
1985 film by Ian Pringle
Wrong World is a 1985 Australian drama film directed by Ian Pringle and starring Richard Moir, Jo Kennedy, Nick Lathouris, Robbie McGregor, and Esben
Wrong_World
Song by Pete Seeger
Volume 1, The Byrds, 20 Essential Tracks From The Boxed Set: 1965-1990, The Very Best of The Byrds, The Essential Byrds and There Is a Season. The recording
Turn!_Turn!_Turn!
2013 Indian film by Ritesh Batra
that the basic premise of The Lunch Box was wrong. Because the Dabbawala never do such mistakes. Films are after all works of fiction, with the right
The_Lunchbox
2015 film by Hong Sang-soo
Right Now, Wrong Then (Korean: 지금은 맞고 그때는 틀리다; RR: Jigeumeun matgo geuttaeneun teullida) is a 2015 South Korean arthouse romantic drama film written and
Right_Now,_Wrong_Then
1962 single by Patsy Cline
"So Wrong" is a song written by Carl Perkins, Danny Dill and Mel Tillis and popularized by country music artist Patsy Cline. The song was released as a
So_Wrong
THE WRONG-BOX
THE WRONG-BOX
Boy/Male
English
From the enclosure.
Boy/Male
Australian, Chinese
Honourable; Glorious; Flourish; Harmonious
Female
Greek
 Short form of Greek and Latin Dorothea, THEA means "gift of God." Compare with another form of Thea.
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : variant of Tye.
Female
Chinese
honor, glory.
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Lion; Tiger; Srong Man
Female
English
 Pet form of English Theodora, THEA means "gift of God." Compare with another form of Thea.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : topographic name for someone who lived by a common pasture, Middle English tye (Old English tēag).North German : from a short form, Tide, of the personal name Dietrich.
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name THU means "autumn."
Female
German
Pet form of German Kätharina, KÄTHE means "pure."
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the Middle English word tye, TYE means "pasture."
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Knowing right from wrong
Male
Native American
Native American Navajo name TSE means "rock."
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name THI means "poem."
Boy/Male
Indian
Knowing right from wrong
Girl/Female
Greek American
Goddess; godly. Also as abbreviation of names like Althea and Dorothea. The mythological Thea was...
Boy/Male
Muslim
Knowing right from wrong
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Fort-wrong; Fort-right
Male
English
Short form of English Theodore, THEO means "gift of God," and other names beginning with Theo-.
Male
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name TRONG means "respected."
THE WRONG-BOX
THE WRONG-BOX
Female
French
Feminine form of French Didier, DIDIANE means "longing."
Girl/Female
Tamil
Anklet
Girl/Female
Hindu
Same as Gayatri
Boy/Male
Muslim
Descendent, Successor
Female
English
English name derived from the vocabulary word, JEWEL means "jewel."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. Compare Dunson, of which this may be a variant.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Heart-ravishing
Girl/Female
Muslim
Sweet
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Making Easy; Facilitating; Simplification
Girl/Female
Tamil
Shanvitha | ஷாநà¯à®µà¯€à®¤à®¾Â
Goddess Lakshmi
THE WRONG-BOX
THE WRONG-BOX
THE WRONG-BOX
THE WRONG-BOX
THE WRONG-BOX
a.
Not according to truth; not conforming to fact or intent; not right; mistaken; erroneous; as, a wrong statement.
v. i.
See Thee.
imp. & p. p.
of Wring
a.
Nonconformity or disobedience to lawful authority, divine or human; deviation from duty; -- the opposite of moral right.
n.
Wrong acceptation; understanding in a wrong sense.
a.
Designed to be worn or placed inward; as, the wrong side of a garment or of a piece of cloth.
n.
Wrong done by a person himself.
a.
Deviation or departure from truth or fact; state of falsity; error; as, to be in the wrong.
a.
Not wrong; void or free from wrong.
a.
Not fit or suitable to an end or object; not appropriate for an intended use; not according to rule; unsuitable; improper; incorrect; as, to hold a book with the wrong end uppermost; to take the wrong way.
a.
Twisted; wry; as, a wrong nose.
v. t.
To bend or strain out of its position; as, to wring a mast.
a.
Not according to the laws of good morals, whether divine or human; not suitable to the highest and best end; not morally right; deviating from rectitude or duty; not just or equitable; not true; not legal; as, a wrong practice; wrong ideas; wrong inclinations and desires.
n.
A wrong.
adv.
In a wrong manner; not rightly; amiss; morally ill; erroneously; wrongly.
v. t.
To impute evil to unjustly; as, if you suppose me capable of a base act, you wrong me.
v. t.
To twist and compress; to turn and strain with violence; to writhe; to squeeze hard; to pinch; as, to wring clothes in washing.
adv.
By that; by how much; by so much; on that account; -- used before comparatives; as, the longer we continue in sin, the more difficult it is to reform.