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(ɪnkərekt)
1. adjective
Something that is incorrect is wrong and untrue.
He denied that his evidence about the phone call was incorrect.
People often have incorrect information about food.
Synonyms: false, wrong, mistaken, flawed More Synonyms of incorrect
incorrectly adverb [ADVERB with verb]
The magazine suggested incorrectly that he was planning to retire.
2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Something that is incorrect is not the thing that is required or is most suitable in a particular situation.
...injuries caused by incorrect posture.
...incorrect diet.
Synonyms: inappropriate, wrong, unsuitable, unfit More Synonyms of incorrect
incorrectly adverb [ADVERB with verb]
He was told that the doors had been fitted incorrectly.

incorrect in British English

(ˌɪnkəˈrɛkt)
adjective
1. 
false; wrong
an incorrect calculation
2. 
not fitting or proper
incorrect behaviour
Derived forms
incorrectly (ˌincorˈrectly)
adverb
incorrectness (ˌincorˈrectness)
noun

incorrect in American English

(ˌɪnkəˈrɛkt)
adjective
not correct
; specif.,
a. 
improper
b. 
untrue; inaccurate; wrong; faulty
Derived forms
incorrectly (ˌincorˈrectly)
adverb
incorrectness (ˌincorˈrectness)
noun
Word origin
ME < L incorrectus

Examples of 'incorrect' in a sentence
incorrect

It confirmed that the information given to you during that call was incorrect and has paid youa further 200 in compensation.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It came after an earlier incorrect sign called the road Edinburgh Way.
The Sun (2016)
Accountants said some companies had received incorrect tax codes for about a quarter of their workforce.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
We now accept that our information was incorrect.
The Sun (2010)
IT'S the politically incorrect car for the motoring rebel.
The Sun (2006)
The digital display is uncomfortably faint to read and often gives incorrect readings.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Trying to do this on the hoof with incorrect information was fraught with difficulty.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It is politically incorrect to suppose otherwise.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It agrees the information given was incorrect.
The Sun (2015)
It is a place where people can afford to be politically incorrect.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Commuters were given scant or incorrect information regarding the delays.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Dreams refuses to refund any money and says none of its staff gave me incorrect information about the guarantee.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Anyone who spots missing or incorrect information on their credit file should inform the relevant lenders and the agency.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
And last year the taxman said tens of thousands of people could be paying the wrong taxes after incorrect codes were issued.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It is better to make a correct call than an incorrect one, obviously.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Players were less keen, perhaps because their challenges often proved incorrect.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The one in five of us who have incorrect tax codes and haven't reclaimed the money.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It seems wasteful and somehow politically incorrect, just because they are failing and ugly.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But one in four tax codes is incorrect, according to the public accounts committee.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
If accepted by other researchers, incorrect information would prevail.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Instead, he is unafraid of being politically incorrect and frequently roars with laughter at the jokes of his fellow guests.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I suppose that's politically incorrect today.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Stress, digestive and weight problems are often made worse by incorrect breathing, often no deeper than the chest.
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Internet forums are brimming with complaints about failing to get help with demands for unpaid tax, unfair penalties, or incorrect tax codes.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)

In other languages
incorrect

British English: incorrect /ˌɪnkəˈrɛkt/ ADJECTIVE
Something that is incorrect is wrong or untrue.
The findings were based on incorrect data.
  • American English: incorrect
  • Arabic: خَاطِئٌ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: incorreto
  • Chinese: 不正确的
  • Croatian: netočan
  • Czech: nesprávný
  • Danish: ukorrekt
  • Dutch: incorrect
  • European Spanish: incorrecto
  • Finnish: virheellinen
  • French: incorrect
  • German: falsch
  • Greek: λανθασμένος
  • Italian: scorretto
  • Japanese: 不正確な
  • Korean: 부정확한
  • Norwegian: feilaktig
  • Polish: niepoprawny
  • European Portuguese: incorreto
  • Romanian: incorect
  • Russian: неверный
  • Latin American Spanish: incorrecto
  • Swedish: felaktig
  • Thai: ไม่ถูกต้อง
  • Turkish: yanlış
  • Ukrainian: неправильний
  • Vietnamese: không đúng

Chinese translation of 'incorrect'

incorrect

(ɪnkəˈrɛkt)

adj

  1. [information, answer] 错(錯)误(誤)的 (cuòwù de)
  2. [posture, diet] 不适(適)当(當)的 (bù shìdàng de)
1 (adjective) 
Definition
wrong
He denied that his evidence was incorrect.
Synonyms
false
This resulted in false information being entered.
wrong
That was the wrong answer – try again.
mistaken
I see I was mistaken about you.
flawed
The tests were seriously flawed.
faulty
Their interpretation was faulty.
unfitting
inaccurate
The reports were based on inaccurate information.
untrue
The allegations were completely untrue.
improper
erroneous
The conclusions they have come to are completely erroneous.
out
Our calculations were only slightly out.
wide of the mark (informal)
That comparison isn't as wide of the mark as it seems.
specious
inexact
Forecasting was an inexact science.
off-base (US, Canadian, informal)
off-beam (informal)
way off-beam (informal)
Opposites
right
,
true
,
correct
,
accurate
,
exact
,
fitting
,
flawless
,
faultless
2 (adjective) 
Definition
not proper
injuries caused by incorrect posture
Synonyms
inappropriate
Some clients had been sold inappropriate polices.
wrong
I'm always embarrassing myself by saying the wrong thing.
unsuitable
Amy's shoes were unsuitable for walking any distance.
unfit
I can show them plenty of houses unfit for human habitation.
improper
I maintain that I have done nothing improper.
unseemly
It would be unseemly for judges to receive pay increases.
ill-suited
inapt
Opposites
appropriate,
right
,
fitting
,
correct
,
suitable

Additional synonyms

in the sense of erroneous
Definition
based on or containing an error or errors
The conclusions they have come to are completely erroneous.
Synonyms
incorrect,
wrong,
mistaken,
false,
flawed,
faulty,
inaccurate,
untrue,
invalid,
unfounded,
spurious,
amiss,
unsound,
wide of the mark,
inexact,
fallacious
in the sense of faulty
Their interpretation was faulty.
Synonyms
incorrect,
wrong,
flawed,
inaccurate,
bad,
weak,
invalid,
erroneous,
unsound,
imprecise,
fallacious
in the sense of flawed
The tests were seriously flawed.
Synonyms
erroneous,
incorrect,
inaccurate,
invalid,
wrong,
mistaken,
false,
faulty,
untrue,
unfounded,
spurious,
amiss,
unsound,
wide of the mark,
inexact,
fallacious

Synonyms of 'incorrect'

incorrect

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