What does incorrect mean?
Definitions for incorrect
ˌɪn kəˈrɛktin·cor·rect
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Princeton's WordNet
incorrect, wrongadjective
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
"an incorrect calculation"; "the report in the paper is wrong"; "your information is wrong"; "the clock showed the wrong time"; "found themselves on the wrong road"; "based on the wrong assumptions"
wrong, incorrectadjective
not in accord with established usage or procedure
"the wrong medicine"; "the wrong way to shuck clams"; "it is incorrect for a policeman to accept gifts"
incorrectadjective
(of a word or expression) not agreeing with grammatical principles
faulty, incorrect, wrongadjective
characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules
"he submitted a faulty report"; "an incorrect transcription"; the wrong side of the road"
Wiktionary
incorrectadjective
Not correct; erroneous or wrong.
incorrectadjective
Faulty or defective.
incorrectadjective
Inappropriate or improper.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Incorrectadjective
Not nicely finished; not exact; inaccurate; full of faults.
Etymology: in and correct.
The piece you think is incorrect: why take it;
I'm all submission; what you'd have it, make it. Alexander Pope.
Webster Dictionary
Incorrectadjective
not correct; not according to a copy or model, or to established rules; inaccurate; faulty
Incorrectadjective
not in accordance with the truth; inaccurate; not exact; as, an incorrect statement or calculation
Incorrectadjective
not accordant with duty or morality; not duly regulated or subordinated; unbecoming; improper; as, incorrect conduct
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Incorrect
in-kor-ekt, adj. containing faults: not accurate: not correct in manner or character: (Shak.) not regulated.—adv. Incorrect′ly.—n. Incorrect′ness.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of incorrect in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of incorrect in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of incorrect in a Sentence
The FBI put out a clearly incorrect set of numbers on public shootings shortly before the November election last year.
President Donald Trump on Saturday:
Why was he allowed to be, you call it fraudulent or incorrect, transcript, so we offered this IG -- I don't know him, I don't think I ever met him. I don't think I -- he never even came in to see me. How can you do that without seeing the person ? never came in to see me, never requested to see me. He took this terrible, inaccurate whistleblower report, right, and he brought it to Congress.
There will be a judgment call as to whether any U.S. investor would want to be associated with such businesses, i believe you will see some 'quiet' exiting by U.S. funds and possibly LPs, at least those U.S. investors who feel strongly that owning companies engaging in these activities are either immoral or politically incorrect.
My early comments equating coronavirus with influenza were wrong, they were incorrect... and I want to apologize for that. I wish I had gotten it right, but I got it wrong.
The bypass is not fixing their problem, it will often make them feel better because their leg doesn't hurt so much but to even imply that I am fixing this patient's disease is incorrect.
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- яңылышBashkir
- няправільныBelarusian
- incorrecteCatalan, Valencian
- nesprávnýCzech
- malĝustaEsperanto
- incorrectoSpanish
- virheellinenFinnish
- mícheartIrish
- incorrectoGalician
- non correttoItalian
- שגויHebrew
- 正しくないJapanese
- muhuMāori
- tidak betul, tidak benarMalay
- incorretoPortuguese
- incorectRomanian
- неправильный, неверныйRussian
- felaktig, inkorrektSwedish
- neverätikVolapük
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