went wrong
Failed to succeed
Went wrong describes something that failed, malfunctioned, or turned out badly.
It often appears in questions or explanations about failure: What went wrong? , Everything went wrong from the start.
The phrase can apply to plans, relationships, machinery, or situations: The experiment went wrong, I don't know where we went wrong.
Something that goes wrong deviates from the expected or desired outcome.
- failedDid not succeed
- backfiredProduced unintended harmful consequences
- misfiredFailed to discharge properly
- mistakeWrong action or decision
- fell apartBroke into components
collapse · mishap · hit the fan · accident · error · off the rails · bungled · malfunctioned · awry · oversight · misunderstanding · sabotage · setback · fell through · negligence · chaos · damage · miscommunication
- brokenbroken, busted, broken down, out of order, not working
went wrongsucceeded
Achieved desired outcome
worked · worked out · paid off · came together · panned out
went, wrong, going, wrongly, wrongness, wrongful, wrongfully, wrongdoing, wrongdoer