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incorrect en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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  • (Canada) audio
  • /ˌɪn.kəˈɹɛkt/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˌɪn.kəˈɹekt/ (Australia)

Etymology

From Middle French incorrect. By surface analysis, in- + correct.

Meanings

  1. Not correct; erroneous or wrong.
    • He gave an incorrect answer to a simple question.
  2. Faulty or defective.
    • The computer crashed due to incorrect programming.
  3. Inappropriate or improper.

Forms

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most incorrect Degree=Sup lexicographic
more incorrect Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

proper · correct · right

Deriveds

incorrectly · incorrectness · incorrection · politically incorrect

Translations (61)

hu helytelen (erroneous) · ba яңылыш (erroneous) · pl nieprawidłowy (erroneous) · vi không đúng (erroneous) · de inkorrekt (erroneous) · oc incorrècte (erroneous) · hu téves (erroneous) · ru неве́рный (erroneous) · sv inkorrekt (erroneous) · cs nesprávný (erroneous) · ca incorrecte (erroneous) · la perperus (erroneous) · vec sbajà (erroneous) · mn буруу (erroneous) · it errato (erroneous) · pdt faulsch (erroneous) · ur غلط (erroneous) · es incorrecto (erroneous) · fi virheellinen (erroneous) · lv kļūdains (erroneous) · nl incorrect (erroneous) · pl niepoprawny (erroneous) · zh 不正確 (erroneous) · vi không chính xác (erroneous) · km មិនត្រឹមត្រូវ (erroneous) · vec sbaià (erroneous) · zh 不对 (erroneous) · eo malĝusta (erroneous) · ka მცდარი (erroneous) · hu hibás (erroneous) · be няпра́вільны (erroneous) · th ผิด (erroneous) · ja 間違った (erroneous) · mi muhu (erroneous) · vo neverätik (erroneous) · bg неверен (erroneous) · pl błędny (erroneous) · ro incorect (erroneous) · bg неправилен (erroneous) · ka არასწორი (erroneous) · ko 그른 (erroneous) · zh 不對 (erroneous) · sk nesprávny (erroneous) · ko 잘못된 (erroneous) · hi त्रुटिपूर्ण (erroneous) · it scorretto (erroneous) · ms tidak benar (erroneous) · gl incorrecto (erroneous) · ga mícheart (erroneous) · tpi kranki (erroneous) · pt incorreto (erroneous) · hy սխալ (erroneous) · lv nepareizs (erroneous) · ru непра́вильный (erroneous) · bg неточен (erroneous) · zh 不正确 (erroneous) · uk непра́вильний (erroneous) · ast incorreutu (erroneous) · vi sai (erroneous) · sv felaktig (erroneous) · ms tidak betul (erroneous)

incorrect en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • (Canada) audio
  • /ˌɪn.kəˈɹɛkt/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˌɪn.kəˈɹekt/ (Australia)

Etymology

From Middle French incorrect. By surface analysis, in- + correct.

Meanings

  1. An item or response that is incorrect.
    • Having each day's rates of corrects and incorrects written next to the graph also makes it easier for you to check the ... If you also have students count problems incorrect, calling them “not yets,” or “learning opportunities,” or ... 2013, Julie Vargas, Behavior Analysis for Effective Teaching:

Forms

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incorrects Number=Plur lexicographic