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incorrect

[in-kuh-rekt]

adjective

  1. not correct as to fact; inaccurate; wrong.

    an incorrect statement.

    Synonyms: , ,
  2. improper, unbecoming, or inappropriate.

    incorrect behavior; incorrect attire.

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  3. not correct in form, use, or manner.

    an incorrect copy.

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incorrect

/ ˌɪ԰əˈɛ /

adjective

  1. false; wrong

    an incorrect calculation

  2. not fitting or proper

    incorrect behaviour

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • incorrectly adverb
  • incorrectness noun
  • ˌԳǰˈ𳦳ٲԱ noun
  • ˌԳǰˈ𳦳ٱ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of incorrect1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin incorrectus “not corrected”; equivalent to in- 3 + correct
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Years of using Bill Plaschke’s notoriously incorrect Super Bowl predictions for betting guidance has led me to believe that Bill owes me, as well as his many devoted readers, a significant debt.

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"And that is how you really felt about Simon Patterson... you did not regard him as being a decent human being at his core, correct or incorrect?"

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In a statement, Mr Rodhouse said the allegations were "ill-founded and incorrect", adding that while he welcomed the decision he was "yet to receive an adequate explanation as to how this debacle occurred".

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“The notion that this single office is responsible for preventing terrorism is not only incorrect, it’s ignorant,” spokesperson Abigail Jackson wrote in an email.

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Some of them recognized their mistake, but just want to move on and not have to explain their error and how they arrived at such incorrect conclusions.

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incorr.incorrigible