Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dead wrong

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.98 in modern English

Syllables: dead- wrong
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"He believed, against all experience, that the world was fundamentally understandable, and that if he could only equip himself with the right mental toolbox he could take the back off and see how it worked. He was, of course, dead wrong."

Etymology

From dead being used as an intensifier.

Inflected Forms

dead-wrong (alternative) deadwrong (alternative)

Questions

What does dead wrong mean?: Utterly wrong.
Where does dead wrong come from?: From dead being used as an intensifier.

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