go wrong verb3 •To worsen; to fail or go amiss; to have a bad outcome.Everything seems to be going very badly wrong today.If you want good weather, you can't go wrong with Spain. •To malfunction.The vending machine went wrong and dispensed five cans of drink at once. •To become wicked or depraved.Mr. Blue Sky / Please tell us why / You had to hide away for so long (so long) / Where did we go wrong? — 1977 formswent wrong · gone wrong · going wrong · goes wrong