Dictionary

erroneous en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ɛˈɹoʊ.ni.əs/ (US)
• /ɛˈɹəʊni.əs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ɛˈɾone.əs/ (Scotland)
• /ɪˈɹəʊni.əs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ɪˈɹoʊni.əs/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /əˈɹəʉni.əs/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /ɪˈɾoːni.əs/ (Wales) without the toe–tow merger
• /ɪˈɾone.əs/ (Scotland)
• /ɛˈɾoːni.əs/ (Wales) without the toe–tow merger
• /eˈɹəʉni.əs/ (Australia, New-Zealand)

Etymology

From late Middle English erroneous, from Middle French erroneux, from Latin erroneus.

Meanings

1. Containing an error; inaccurate.
   • His answer to the sum was erroneous.
   • An erroneous early Fox News report about the New Orleans terror attack is warping the political dialogue in the aftermath of the deadly rampage. 2025 January 2, Brian Stelter, “Trump falsely links New Orleans terror attack to migrants after erroneous Fox News report”, in CNN:
2. Derived from an error.
   • His conclusion was erroneous, since it was based on a false assumption.
3. Mistaken.
   • Her choice at the line-up proved to be erroneous, as she had only seen the mugger for an instant.
4. (obsolete) Wandering; erratic.
5. Deviating from the requirements of the law, but without a lack of legal authority, thus not illegal.
   • If, while having the power to act, one commits error in the exercise of that power, he acts erroneously.

Forms

Antonyms

errorless

Deriveds

erroneity · nonerroneous · unerroneous · erroneously · erroneousness

Relateds

errant · erratic · fallacious

Synonyms

errorful · inaccurate (containing an error) · false (derived from an error) · fallacious (derived from an error) · wrong (containing an error) · incorrect (containing an error) · faulty (derived from an error) · flawed (derived from an error) · wrong (mistaken) · mistaken (mistaken)

Translations (40)

hi त्रुटिपूर्ण (containing an error; inaccurate) · hi अशुद्ध (containing an error; inaccurate) · uk помилковий (containing an error; inaccurate) · bg неправилен (containing an error; inaccurate) · fr erroné (containing an error; inaccurate) · lt klaidingas (containing an error; inaccurate) · eo erara (containing an error; inaccurate) · no feilaktig (containing an error; inaccurate) · ka არასწორი (containing an error; inaccurate) · es erróneo (containing an error; inaccurate) · ka მცდარი (containing an error; inaccurate) · ru оши́бочный (containing an error; inaccurate) · got 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌶𐌴𐌹𐍃 (containing an error; inaccurate) · de unrichtig (containing an error; inaccurate) · hu téves (containing an error; inaccurate) · mi kēā (containing an error; inaccurate) · pt erróneo (containing an error; inaccurate) · ca erroni (containing an error; inaccurate) · pt errôneo (containing an error; inaccurate) · bg грешен (containing an error; inaccurate) · sv felaktig (containing an error; inaccurate) · la erroneus (containing an error; inaccurate) · it erroneo (containing an error; inaccurate) · lv kļūdains (containing an error; inaccurate) · lv nepareizs (containing an error; inaccurate) · el λανθασμένος (containing an error; inaccurate) · mi pākirakira (containing an error; inaccurate) · ru неве́рный (containing an error; inaccurate) · ru ло́жный (containing an error; inaccurate) · tr hatalı (containing an error; inaccurate) · cs chybný (containing an error; inaccurate) · sh pògrešan (containing an error; inaccurate) · grc ἁμαρτωλός (containing an error; inaccurate) · sh по̀грешан (containing an error; inaccurate) · ru непра́вильный (containing an error; inaccurate) · de fehlerhaft (containing an error; inaccurate) · da fejlagtig (containing an error; inaccurate) · pl błędny (containing an error; inaccurate) · el εσφαλμένος (containing an error; inaccurate) · la falsus (containing an error; inaccurate)