Vocabulary

見当違い

wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point

na-adjective noun
freq #44

Example sentences

He has too many wild ideas.

All his answers were wide of the mark.

His remark seems to be off the point.

My first guess was wide off the mark.

You are barking up the wrong tree by asking me to betray my country.

I'm afraid your guess is off the mark.

His vain efforts to seduce her showed he was barking up the wrong tree; she was a mother of two tots.

It's wrong of you to talk back to her.