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wrong numbers

wrong numbers is the plural of wrong number.

Meaning of wrong number

Noun

wrong number (plural wrong numbers)

  1. A telephone number dialled by mistake, for example, by transposing digits.
    • I am sorry. You have the wrong number. — Oh. Is this 555-8986? — No. This is 555-8689. — Oh. Excuse me! — Okay. Bye.2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
  2. (broadly) A telephone call received from an unfamiliar caller, due to a mistake in the number dialled.
    • - Who was that on the phone?
      - It was just a wrong number.
  3. (dated, idiomatic) An incorrect notion or understanding concerning a person or situation.
    • Codd said . . . when he had her fixed and tested her a few times he would take me up for a ride.
      "You got the wrong number," I says. "I don't feel flighty."1920, Ring Lardner, The Big Town

Questions about wrong numbers

What is wrong numbers the plural of?
Wrong numbers is the plural of wrong number.

Words near wrong numbers in the dictionary

  1. wrong foot
  2. wrong footed
  3. wrong footing
  4. wrong foots
  5. wrong number
  6. wrong numbers
  7. wrong on so many levels
  8. wrong rook pawn
  9. wrong rook pawns
  10. wrong side
  11. wrong side of the tracks

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