wrong signal

collocation in English

meaningsofwrongandsignal

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wrong
adjective
uk
/rɒŋ/us
/rɑːŋ/
not ...
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signal
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɪɡ.nəl/us
/ˈsɪɡ.nəl/
an action, movement, or sound that gives information, a message, a warning, or ...
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(Definition ofwrongandsignalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwrong signal

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You wouldn't use the right phraseology, you wouldn't have a market feel, and you would clumsily give thewrongsignal.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Apparatus guaranteed to always sound the alarm will either be subject to occasional failure or else give thewrongsignalat the wrong time for the wrong set of reasons.
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We believe that this is thewrongsignalto give to the increasingly liberal energy market.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We must be careful not to send out thewrongsignalto the applicant countries.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We are, however, sending thewrongsignalby adopting all the accounts.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
The failure of the climate conference sends out thewrongsignalto the public.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
This is absolutely not what we need at this time: we need to turn around the trend, and this would send completely thewrongsignal.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Its removal sends thewrongsignalto teachers, parents and pupils alike.
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That would send awrongsignalto the providers and, what is more, to the families of the people in care away from home.
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On which part of the road is this lorry making thewrongsignal?
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In our view that would certainly send thewrongsignalif, as sometimes happens, the maximum came to be regarded as the norm.
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It has sent entirely thewrongsignaland no one can understand why on earth it should have been made.
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But to do so now must surely send thewrongsignal.
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That, together, with early release of prisoners, sends thewrongsignalto criminals.
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That sends thewrongsignalto the youngsters who will become graduates and go on to make a great contribution to research and development.
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We believe that this amendment would give thewrongsignalto local government.
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If we were to try to reverse the amendment, it would send thewrongsignal.
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However, that is certainly not thewrongsignalto be sending to business.
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The fierce lobbying by some governments and captains of industry against the energy and climate package has sent out thewrongsignal.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
The forces of law and order should realise that they are sending thewrongsignalto society with that lenient approach.
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