GO WRONG meaning: Deviate from intended or expected

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go wrong: Merriam-Webster
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go wrong: Collins English Dictionary
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go wrong: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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go wrong: Mnemonic Dictionary
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go wrong: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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Definitions from Wiktionary (go wrong)

▸ verb:  (intransitive, idiomatic) To worsen; to fail or go amiss; to have a bad outcome.
▸ verb:  (intransitive, idiomatic) To malfunction.
▸ verb:  (intransitive, idiomatic) To become wicked or depraved.

Similar:

fail, miscarry, go awry, miss, misfall, misgo, foul up, misturn, mishappen, mess up, more...

Opposite:

succeed, go right, work out, achieve, accomplish

Phrases:

go down the wrong way, to go wrong, help go wrong, when things go wrong, where did i go wrong, more...

Adjectives:

barney, fail, gone bad, titanic, downfallen, snub, gone wrong, flat out, fade, brokedown, chopfallen

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