# wrongful

**Pronunciation:** WRONGFUL

**CEFR level:** B1

**Part of speech:** adjective

## Meaning

Wrongful means wrong or unjust.

## Examples

- The writer described the response as wrongful.
- A wrongful tone can change the mood of a conversation.
- The situation became wrongful after the announcement.

## Common patterns

- wrongful + noun — Use wrongful before a noun to describe that quality. — The writer described a wrongful reaction.
- become wrongful — Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — The discussion became wrongful near the end.

## Collocations

- wrongful behavior — The teacher calmly handled the wrongful behavior.
- wrongful tone — The email had an wrongful tone.

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