US /ˌɪn.kəˈɹekt/ UK /ˌɪn.kəˈɹɛkt/
adj noun Freq #13117

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Not correct; wrong.

    He gave an incorrect answer to a simple question.

  2. 2
    adj

    Containing mistakes or errors.

    The program crashed because of incorrect code.

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Synonyms
1 adj · not correct; wrong. wrong
2 adj · containing mistakes or errors. wrong
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Etymology

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

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