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Meaning of incorrect in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˌɪnkəˈrɛkt/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    incorrect

    Definitions

    1. not conforming with accepted standards of propriety or taste

    Examples

    • « undesirable »
    • « incorrect behavior »
    • « she was seen in all the wrong places »
    • « He thought it was wrong for her to go out to work »

    Synonyms

    • improper
  2. Qualitative Adjective

    incorrect

    Etymology

    late Middle English: from Latin incorrectus, from in-‘not’ + correctus‘made straight, amended’ (see correct). Originally in the general sense ‘uncorrected’, the word was later applied specifically to a book containing many errors because it had not been corrected for the press; hence incorrect (sense 2) (late 17th century)

    Definitions

    1. not correct

    Examples

    • « not in conformity with fact or truth »
    • « an incorrect calculation »
    • « the report in the paper is wrong »
    • « your information is wrong »
    • « the clock showed the wrong time »
    • « found themselves on the wrong road »
    • « based on the wrong assumptions »

    Synonyms

    • erroneous
    • inaccurate
    • fallacious
    • false
    • mistaken

    Antonyms

    • correct
    • right
    • correct
    • right

See also

  • false
  • improper
  • inaccurate

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