incorrect
adjective
in·cor·rect
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Definition of incorrect
1
obsolete
: not corrected or chastened
2a
: inaccurate, faulty
an incorrect transcription
b
: not true : wrong
incorrect answers
3
: unbecoming, improper
incorrect behavior
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Other Words from incorrect
incorrectly
\ ˌin-kə-ˈrek(t)-lē
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adverb
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adverb
incorrectness
\ ˌin-kə-ˈrek(t)-nəs
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noun
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noun
Examples of incorrect in a Sentence
The doctor's diagnosis was incorrect.
The story in the newspaper is incorrect.
The restaurant considers jeans and T-shirts incorrect attire for dinner.
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Recent Examples on the Web
Hoppus later tweeted an update that reports of the second shooting were incorrect. — Hilary Hughes, Billboard, "Blink-182 'Locked Down' in Hotel Following El Paso Shooting," 3 Aug. 2019 The initial 911 call indicated the boy may have been trampled by a cow, but responding crews found this was incorrect. — Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Boy, 8, dies when father accidentally runs him over with farming equipment," 27 July 2019 Cupertino said in a statement that Wiener was incorrect, and that the city was following state law. — Roland Li, SFChronicle.com, "Cupertino’s Vallco mall housing vote ‘violates state law,’ state legislator says," 29 Aug. 2019 Over the centuries, some scholars have bent over backward to rationalize such anomalies, while others have voiced suspicions that the date must be incorrect. — Chiara Goia, Smithsonian, "The New Treasures of Pompeii," 21 Aug. 2019 Because of an error by a reporter, the original headline was incorrect. — Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, "Mobile shopping app Ibotta becomes Denver’s only billion-dollar “unicorn” company," 8 Aug. 2019 Initial reports from witnesses that a woman had been taken to the hospital appear to be incorrect. — María Méndez, Dallas News, "Suspect in deadly stabbing at Richardson Kroger crashes stolen car in Dallas, police say," 6 Aug. 2019 In August 2018, the hospital manager confronted Saulnier with an incorrect refund. — Sofia Saric, BostonGlobe.com, "Lowell woman charged with embezzling $182,000 from veterinary hospital," 16 Aug. 2019 Why tech looks a lot like the Texas oil patch, Aug. 11, Business, D5 The story that began on D1 gave an incorrect figure for San Francisco’s population. — SFChronicle.com, "Corrections, Aug. 14," 13 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'incorrect.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for incorrect
incorrect
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of incorrect
: not true or accurate
: having errors or mistakes
: not proper or appropriate in a particular situation
See the full definition for incorrect in the English Language Learners Dictionary
incorrect
adjective
in·cor·rect
| \ ˌin-kə-ˈrekt
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Kids Definition of incorrect
1
: not accurate or true : not correct : wrong
an incorrect answer
2
: not proper
incorrect behavior
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