wrong way
Against the traffic
Wrong way describes movement in the direction opposite to what's expected or permitted.
A wrong-way driver travels against traffic flow: A wrong-way driver caused a fatal crash on the interstate.
The phrase extends to any misguided approach: You're going about this the wrong way.
To rub someone the wrong way is to irritate them.
- lostUnable to navigate
- off courseStraying from planned route
- misguidednessState of erring judgment
- missed exitFailed to take turnoff
- misdirectionIntentional focus manipulation
disoriented · detour · contraflow · do not enter · road sign · Looney Tunes · error · misjudgment · catchphrase · astray · U-turn · blunder · bad call · dead end · no outlet · collision · head-on · backtracking
- navigation errorsmissed exit, off course, getting lost, disorientation, backtracking
- reversalsreverse, undo, revert, overturn, flip
- traffic offensesspeeding, drunk driving, DUI, DWI, reckless driving
- traffic signsstop signs, stop sign, yield signs, yield sign, speed limit signs
- traffic termsrush hour, traffic flow, traffic signs, congestion, peak hours
- wayspathway, roadway, walkway, driveway, hallway