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incorrect
[in-kuh-rekt]
adjective
not correct as to fact; inaccurate; wrong.
an incorrect statement.
Synonyms: , ,improper, unbecoming, or inappropriate.
incorrect behavior; incorrect attire.
Synonyms:not correct in form, use, or manner.
an incorrect copy.
Synonyms:
incorrect
/ ˌɪəˈɛ /
adjective
false; wrong
an incorrect calculation
not fitting or proper
incorrect behaviour
Other Word Forms
- incorrectly adverb
- incorrectness noun
- ˌԳǰˈٲԱ noun
- ˌԳǰˈٱ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of incorrect1
Example Sentences
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.
"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?"
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".
“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.
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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