"wrong meaning" can be used in written English.
It typically refers to a situation where someone has misunderstood the intended meaning of something, or where the intended meaning is different from the actual meaning. For example: - "I accidentally used the wrong word, so my sentence had the wrong meaning." - "The comedian's joke was misinterpreted and ended up having a completely wrong meaning." - "The translation was done poorly, resulting in the wrong meaning being conveyed."
"These are all horrible words, just, like, meaningless words," she replied, "or they have the wrong meaning.
They may convey a slightly different meaning than you intend (compose instead of comprise) or a completely wrong meaning (prevaricateinstead of procrastinate).
Usually the only people likely to donate their deceased father or husband's brains are those who had reason to believe something was wrong – meaning researchers still don't have a great grasp on the depth of CTE.
At a press conference on Wednesday morning, Mourdock said that he "abhors" rape — good to know — and that God does, too, and that he was sorry if anyone "came away with the wrong meaning".
Buoyed by his continued evasion of the law, the assured and cocky Manuel Martin Compstonn) sets a foot wrong, meaning Douglas Henshall's thwarted but ever-resourceful detective Muncie is finally able to close in.
As Philip Kitcher (2011, p. 252) notes, "philosophy grows out of an impulse toward understanding nature and the human place in it". Philosophy is, at its core, a practice of asking questions that are fundamental to the human condition, about the nature of right and wrong, meaning, and what we can know about our world, ourselves and others (Nagel, 1987).
—For the funniest results, always teach foreign exchange students dirty words and the wrong meanings of everything.
Nuba facial markings are used on the wrong ages and in the wrong colors and throw out the wrong meanings for those who know.
He believes the use of contraception is wrong, essentially meaning he believes sex is solely about reproduction.
"Nobody wants to be on the wrong side," meaning the losing side, said a Western diplomat in Kabul, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to avoid offending Afghan politicians.
A hairstylist friend of mine used to place leather bondage gear in her downtown shop window to scare off what she called "the wrong element," meaning anyone wanting a nice wash and trim.
