incorrect

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
    not conforming with accepted standards of propriety or taste; undesirable

Word Origin

incorrect (adj.)
early 15c., "uncorrected," from Latin incorrectus "uncorrected," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + correctus (see correct). Sense of "not in good style" is from 1670s; that of "factually wrong, erroneous, inaccurate" is from 1610s (implied in incorrectly).

Synonym

Antonym

adj.

correct

Example

1. Thanks to them , incorrect information generally disappears quite quickly .
2. Some had incorrect grammar or needed updating .
3. Aar 's opponents say this is incorrect , on both counts .
4. Kenyan prime minister raila odinga said a report that he had called for homosexuals in the east african country to be arrested was incorrect .
5. I think this view is incorrect .

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