wrong man
Falsely accused individual
Wrong man refers to someone incorrectly identified or accused—particularly an innocent person suspected of a crime, or someone mistaken for another.
The phrase often appears in contexts of mistaken identity or false accusation: They arrested the wrong man.
In relationships, it can mean an unsuitable partner: She married the wrong man.
- mistakenIncorrectly understood or believed
- mistaken identityWrongly recognized as another
- innocentFree from moral wrong
- accusedCharged with wrongdoing
- false accusationUntrue claim of wrongdoing
suspect · framed · identity · alibi · Hitchcock · falsely · convicted · scapegoat · blame · error · doppelganger · switched · confused · exonerated · fugitive · chase · on the run · thriller
- thrillerssuspense, thriller, nail-biter, page-turner, cliffhanger
- doublesdouble, doubles, twin, twins, duplicate
- HitchcockVertigo, The Birds, Rear Window, North by Northwest, Rebecca
guilt/culpability
wrong manguilty party
One held responsible
perpetrator · offender · wrongdoer · malefactor · criminal
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