wrong person
Not the culprit
Someone who is unsuitable or mistaken for a particular role, relationship, or situation.
The phrase implies a mismatch between person and context: You've got the wrong person—I didn't see anything.
In relationships, the wrong person is someone fundamentally incompatible: I wasted years with the wrong person.
The phrase often carries regret or warning: Don't marry the wrong person just because you're lonely.
- mistakenIncorrectly understood or believed
- strangerPerson not yet known
- imposterOne feigning identity
- doppelgangerSupernatural duplicate of oneself
- misidentifiedIncorrectly recognized or labeled
confused · awkward · mix-up · identity · mistaken identity · blame · scapegoat · innocent · accused · false · error · resemblance · lookalike · switched · mismatch · regret · apology · embarrassing
- comic mishapsmistaken identity, misunderstanding, mix-up, miscommunication, blunder
- Mistaken Identitylookalike, doppelganger, mix-up, confusion, impostor
- rom-comrom-com, romantic comedy, meet cute, meet-cute, love triangle
wrong personguilty party
One held responsible
perpetrator · culprit · wrongdoer · offender · malefactor
wrong, person, wrongly, wrongful, wrongfully, wrongness, wronged, wronging, wrongs