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Meaning of incorrect in English
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/ˌɪnkəˈrɛkt/
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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
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