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wrong direction

[/rɔŋ dɪˈrekʃən/]
noun phrasepl: wrong directions
direção errada
1. A path or course that is not correct or does not lead to the intended destination
You went in the wrong direction; the station is the other way.
Você foi na direção errada; a estação fica do outro lado.
2. A mistaken approach or course of action
The project is heading in the wrong direction if we don't change our strategy.
O projeto está indo na direção errada se não mudarmos nossa estratégia.
Synonyms
incorrect pathmistaken coursewrong wayopposite direction
Antonyms
right directioncorrect pathproper way

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
direção errada
Most common usage across Brazil
São Paulo
direção errada / sentido errado
Both forms are equally used
Rio de Janeiro
direção errada
Standard usage
Portugal
direção errada / sentido errado
Standard Portuguese usage, 'sentido' is also common

Related Idioms & Phrases

heading in the wrong direction
going down the wrong path
barking up the wrong tree
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