wrong password

Login attempt failed

An error message indicating that the password entered doesn't match what's stored for an account.

The phrase has become shorthand for authentication failure generally: I've tried three times—wrong password every time.

Often triggers frustration, password resets, or the realization that you're thinking of a different account.

Related

failed · authentication · error · locked · account locked · retry · try again · forgotten · reset · invalid · mismatch · typo · case sensitive · rejected · account · security · blocked · attempt

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Opposites
authentication outcome

wrong passwordauthenticated

Confirmed as legitimate

authorized · unlocked · admitted

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G