In vain and Wrong

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In vain adverb - To no avail.

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Wrong and in vain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wrong" instead an adverb phrase "In vain".

Wrong adverb - Off the desired or intended path or course.

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In vain and wrong are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "In vain" instead an adverb "Wrong".

And as his brother pointed out, it would mean everything he's done has not just been in vain, but wrong.

Source: Break Them by Talking
But then it turns out that Ed had killed the wrong person, his sacrifice was in vain, and the murderous identity was still alive to kill the Final Girl while causing Malcolm to kill one of the psychiatrists.

Source: Cruel Twist Ending
This happens pretty often in South Park, where one of the kids tries in vain to explain the facts of the situation to the adults, and the adults either just don't get it or else get it horribly, horribly wrong.

Source: They Just Don't Get It

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