Definition of incorrect in English:

incorrect

adjective ɪnkəˈrɛktˌɪnkəˈrɛkt

1Not in accordance with fact; wrong.
the doctor gave you incorrect advice
Example sentencesExamples
- The member was short on facts, poor on analysis, and incorrect with regard to deductions.
- But the reporter did have some of her data incorrect and drew some wrong conclusions.
- They are dishonest, misleading, factually incorrect, selective with data and paranoid.
- Our conclusion was that these were incorrect, grossly distorted and thus misleading.
- The book is often mistaken in its views and incorrect in the supposedly factual information it contains.
- Police officer has pleaded guilty to giving incorrect information on his child support agency forms.
- The official admitted the paper had been given incorrect information.
- In my view, it would be illogical and incorrect to describe these two buildings as a house.
- However, to imply that it is the result of Scottish musicians being reluctant to move to London is incorrect.
- Hopefully they all now realise that your headline was wrong and that you had used an incorrect figure.
- By quoting a different reference, Russell is wrong in stating that our core assertion is incorrect.
- I suggest he check his sources - common sense should make him realise his claim is totally incorrect.
- ‘Most of it has turned out to be incorrect,’ a diplomat at the IAEA with detailed knowledge of the agency's investigations said.
- Since the whole of the Soviet Empire was involved in the war, it would be incorrect to describe all of those involved as Russian.
- Women are expected to defer to men even when male views are seen as wrong or incorrect.
- Even if it exists, in many cases it is either out of print, very hard to get, poorly written or incorrect and misleading.
- People abroad have a wildly incorrect idea of what we are actually about over here.
- Repeating something as a fact, and which is factually incorrect, does not make it a fact.
- Kelvin was eventually shown to have been wrong because his assumptions were incorrect.
- It would be false and incorrect to state in your book that I have not responded to your questions.
Synonyms
wrong, mistaken, in error, erroneous, inaccurate, not accurate, inexact, not exact, imprecise, invalid, untrue, false, fallacious, wide of the mark, off target
misleading, illogical, unsound, unfounded, without foundation, faulty, flawed
informal off beam, out, way out, full of holes, iffy
archaic abroad
2Not in accordance with particular standards or rules.
strictly speaking, the form of address was incorrect
Example sentencesExamples
- To this day, Jones refuses to admit that his behaviour, caught on camera before all the world, was incorrect.
- The member was quite incorrect to stand while I was ruling on the point of order.
- You might think that any hint of the politically incorrect might have been expunged from our toy shops by now, but no.
- This is just a blatant incorrect usage that happened so often that the rules changed.
- First of all, it asserts as an error of law an incorrect application of the law to the facts.
- Then all those he has misled into incorrect spellings in their logbooks will wish to contact him.
- However, that is just my gut reaction, I have no definitive grounds to rule you grammatically incorrect.
- They're all terrified of repeating the mistakes of 2000 by making incorrect calls.
- Mr Macarthur, of Riverside Road, had his ticket overturned on the grounds that the wording was incorrect.
- A not uncommon objection is that the questions framed by the national court are, in some sense, incorrect.
Synonyms
inappropriate, wrong, unsuitable, inapt, inapposite, undesirable
ill-advised, ill-considered, ill-judged, impolitic, injudicious, infelicitous, unacceptable, beyond the pale, unwarranted, unfitting, out of keeping, improper, unseemly, unbecoming, indecorous, lacking in propriety
informal out of order

Derivatives

incorrectness

noun ɪnkəˈrɛktnəsˌɪnkəˈrɛktnəs

Yet, in its clumsiness and incorrectness, it more accurately conveys Pamela's sense that she has done nothing wrong, though she is made to feel as if she has.
Example sentencesExamples
- His conclusion in particular was stirring in its content and delivery, and very welcome in its determined political incorrectness.
- If the incorrectness of that treatment had been established in early 2002, then a VAT-free fee of 17.625% could have been charged for that second VAT period and all later periods.
- Indeed the book deliberately oversteps any fine lines of political correctness to ventilate the incorrectness of anger and cynicism, the voicing of nasty things that are felt and festering, but usually left unspoken.
- Now the political incorrectness of lighting up has taken the war on cigarettes from the realm of everyday life to a place where the curtain seems set to fall on the art of smoking in public performances.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin incorrectus, from in- 'not' + correctus 'made straight, amended' (see correct). Originally in the general sense 'uncorrected', the word was later applied specifically to a book containing many errors because it had not been corrected for the press; hence sense 2 (late 17th century).

Definition of incorrect in US English:

incorrect

adjectiveˌinkəˈrektˌɪnkəˈrɛkt

1Not in accordance with fact; wrong.
the doctor gave you incorrect advice
Example sentencesExamples
- In my view, it would be illogical and incorrect to describe these two buildings as a house.
- The official admitted the paper had been given incorrect information.
- Since the whole of the Soviet Empire was involved in the war, it would be incorrect to describe all of those involved as Russian.
- Repeating something as a fact, and which is factually incorrect, does not make it a fact.
- Police officer has pleaded guilty to giving incorrect information on his child support agency forms.
- The book is often mistaken in its views and incorrect in the supposedly factual information it contains.
- Women are expected to defer to men even when male views are seen as wrong or incorrect.
- Kelvin was eventually shown to have been wrong because his assumptions were incorrect.
- People abroad have a wildly incorrect idea of what we are actually about over here.
- It would be false and incorrect to state in your book that I have not responded to your questions.
- The member was short on facts, poor on analysis, and incorrect with regard to deductions.
- I suggest he check his sources - common sense should make him realise his claim is totally incorrect.
- Hopefully they all now realise that your headline was wrong and that you had used an incorrect figure.
- Even if it exists, in many cases it is either out of print, very hard to get, poorly written or incorrect and misleading.
- ‘Most of it has turned out to be incorrect,’ a diplomat at the IAEA with detailed knowledge of the agency's investigations said.
- However, to imply that it is the result of Scottish musicians being reluctant to move to London is incorrect.
- By quoting a different reference, Russell is wrong in stating that our core assertion is incorrect.
- Our conclusion was that these were incorrect, grossly distorted and thus misleading.
- But the reporter did have some of her data incorrect and drew some wrong conclusions.
- They are dishonest, misleading, factually incorrect, selective with data and paranoid.
Synonyms
wrong, mistaken, in error, erroneous, inaccurate, not accurate, inexact, not exact, imprecise, invalid, untrue, false, fallacious, wide of the mark, off target
2Not in accordance with particular standards or rules.
strictly speaking, the form of address was incorrect
Example sentencesExamples
- They're all terrified of repeating the mistakes of 2000 by making incorrect calls.
- You might think that any hint of the politically incorrect might have been expunged from our toy shops by now, but no.
- Mr Macarthur, of Riverside Road, had his ticket overturned on the grounds that the wording was incorrect.
- However, that is just my gut reaction, I have no definitive grounds to rule you grammatically incorrect.
- To this day, Jones refuses to admit that his behaviour, caught on camera before all the world, was incorrect.
- A not uncommon objection is that the questions framed by the national court are, in some sense, incorrect.
- First of all, it asserts as an error of law an incorrect application of the law to the facts.
- Then all those he has misled into incorrect spellings in their logbooks will wish to contact him.
- This is just a blatant incorrect usage that happened so often that the rules changed.
- The member was quite incorrect to stand while I was ruling on the point of order.
Synonyms
inappropriate, wrong, unsuitable, inapt, inapposite, undesirable

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin incorrectus, from in- ‘not’ + correctus ‘made straight, amended’ (see correct). Originally in the general sense ‘uncorrected’, the word was later applied specifically to a book containing many errors because it had not been corrected for the press; hence incorrect (sense 2) (late 17th century).

单词	incorrect
释义	Definition of incorrect in English: incorrect adjective ɪnkəˈrɛktˌɪnkəˈrɛkt 1Not in accordance with fact; wrong. the doctor gave you incorrect advice Example sentencesExamples The member was short on facts, poor on analysis, and incorrect with regard to deductions. But the reporter did have some of her data incorrect and drew some wrong conclusions. They are dishonest, misleading, factually incorrect, selective with data and paranoid. Our conclusion was that these were incorrect, grossly distorted and thus misleading. The book is often mistaken in its views and incorrect in the supposedly factual information it contains. Police officer has pleaded guilty to giving incorrect information on his child support agency forms. The official admitted the paper had been given incorrect information. In my view, it would be illogical and incorrect to describe these two buildings as a house. However, to imply that it is the result of Scottish musicians being reluctant to move to London is incorrect. Hopefully they all now realise that your headline was wrong and that you had used an incorrect figure. By quoting a different reference, Russell is wrong in stating that our core assertion is incorrect. I suggest he check his sources - common sense should make him realise his claim is totally incorrect. ‘Most of it has turned out to be incorrect,’ a diplomat at the IAEA with detailed knowledge of the agency's investigations said. Since the whole of the Soviet Empire was involved in the war, it would be incorrect to describe all of those involved as Russian. Women are expected to defer to men even when male views are seen as wrong or incorrect. Even if it exists, in many cases it is either out of print, very hard to get, poorly written or incorrect and misleading. People abroad have a wildly incorrect idea of what we are actually about over here. Repeating something as a fact, and which is factually incorrect, does not make it a fact. Kelvin was eventually shown to have been wrong because his assumptions were incorrect. It would be false and incorrect to state in your book that I have not responded to your questions. Synonyms wrong, mistaken, in error, erroneous, inaccurate, not accurate, inexact, not exact, imprecise, invalid, untrue, false, fallacious, wide of the mark, off target misleading, illogical, unsound, unfounded, without foundation, faulty, flawed informal off beam, out, way out, full of holes, iffy archaic abroad 2Not in accordance with particular standards or rules. strictly speaking, the form of address was incorrect Example sentencesExamples To this day, Jones refuses to admit that his behaviour, caught on camera before all the world, was incorrect. The member was quite incorrect to stand while I was ruling on the point of order. You might think that any hint of the politically incorrect might have been expunged from our toy shops by now, but no. This is just a blatant incorrect usage that happened so often that the rules changed. First of all, it asserts as an error of law an incorrect application of the law to the facts. Then all those he has misled into incorrect spellings in their logbooks will wish to contact him. However, that is just my gut reaction, I have no definitive grounds to rule you grammatically incorrect. They're all terrified of repeating the mistakes of 2000 by making incorrect calls. Mr Macarthur, of Riverside Road, had his ticket overturned on the grounds that the wording was incorrect. A not uncommon objection is that the questions framed by the national court are, in some sense, incorrect. Synonyms inappropriate, wrong, unsuitable, inapt, inapposite, undesirable ill-advised, ill-considered, ill-judged, impolitic, injudicious, infelicitous, unacceptable, beyond the pale, unwarranted, unfitting, out of keeping, improper, unseemly, unbecoming, indecorous, lacking in propriety informal out of order Derivatives incorrectness noun ɪnkəˈrɛktnəsˌɪnkəˈrɛktnəs Yet, in its clumsiness and incorrectness, it more accurately conveys Pamela's sense that she has done nothing wrong, though she is made to feel as if she has. Example sentencesExamples His conclusion in particular was stirring in its content and delivery, and very welcome in its determined political incorrectness. If the incorrectness of that treatment had been established in early 2002, then a VAT-free fee of 17.625% could have been charged for that second VAT period and all later periods. Indeed the book deliberately oversteps any fine lines of political correctness to ventilate the incorrectness of anger and cynicism, the voicing of nasty things that are felt and festering, but usually left unspoken. Now the political incorrectness of lighting up has taken the war on cigarettes from the realm of everyday life to a place where the curtain seems set to fall on the art of smoking in public performances. Origin Late Middle English: from Latin incorrectus, from in- 'not' + correctus 'made straight, amended' (see correct). Originally in the general sense 'uncorrected', the word was later applied specifically to a book containing many errors because it had not been corrected for the press; hence sense 2 (late 17th century). Definition of incorrect in US English: incorrect adjectiveˌinkəˈrektˌɪnkəˈrɛkt 1Not in accordance with fact; wrong. the doctor gave you incorrect advice Example sentencesExamples In my view, it would be illogical and incorrect to describe these two buildings as a house. The official admitted the paper had been given incorrect information. Since the whole of the Soviet Empire was involved in the war, it would be incorrect to describe all of those involved as Russian. Repeating something as a fact, and which is factually incorrect, does not make it a fact. Police officer has pleaded guilty to giving incorrect information on his child support agency forms. The book is often mistaken in its views and incorrect in the supposedly factual information it contains. Women are expected to defer to men even when male views are seen as wrong or incorrect. Kelvin was eventually shown to have been wrong because his assumptions were incorrect. People abroad have a wildly incorrect idea of what we are actually about over here. It would be false and incorrect to state in your book that I have not responded to your questions. The member was short on facts, poor on analysis, and incorrect with regard to deductions. I suggest he check his sources - common sense should make him realise his claim is totally incorrect. Hopefully they all now realise that your headline was wrong and that you had used an incorrect figure. Even if it exists, in many cases it is either out of print, very hard to get, poorly written or incorrect and misleading. ‘Most of it has turned out to be incorrect,’ a diplomat at the IAEA with detailed knowledge of the agency's investigations said. However, to imply that it is the result of Scottish musicians being reluctant to move to London is incorrect. By quoting a different reference, Russell is wrong in stating that our core assertion is incorrect. Our conclusion was that these were incorrect, grossly distorted and thus misleading. But the reporter did have some of her data incorrect and drew some wrong conclusions. They are dishonest, misleading, factually incorrect, selective with data and paranoid. Synonyms wrong, mistaken, in error, erroneous, inaccurate, not accurate, inexact, not exact, imprecise, invalid, untrue, false, fallacious, wide of the mark, off target 2Not in accordance with particular standards or rules. strictly speaking, the form of address was incorrect Example sentencesExamples They're all terrified of repeating the mistakes of 2000 by making incorrect calls. You might think that any hint of the politically incorrect might have been expunged from our toy shops by now, but no. Mr Macarthur, of Riverside Road, had his ticket overturned on the grounds that the wording was incorrect. However, that is just my gut reaction, I have no definitive grounds to rule you grammatically incorrect. To this day, Jones refuses to admit that his behaviour, caught on camera before all the world, was incorrect. A not uncommon objection is that the questions framed by the national court are, in some sense, incorrect. First of all, it asserts as an error of law an incorrect application of the law to the facts. Then all those he has misled into incorrect spellings in their logbooks will wish to contact him. This is just a blatant incorrect usage that happened so often that the rules changed. The member was quite incorrect to stand while I was ruling on the point of order. Synonyms inappropriate, wrong, unsuitable, inapt, inapposite, undesirable Origin Late Middle English: from Latin incorrectus, from in- ‘not’ + correctus ‘made straight, amended’ (see correct). Originally in the general sense ‘uncorrected’, the word was later applied specifically to a book containing many errors because it had not been corrected for the press; hence incorrect (sense 2) (late 17th century).
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