incorrect

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌɪn.kəˈɹekt/ UK /ˌɪn.kəˈɹɛkt/ See IPA manual

Freq #13117

Meanings

1

adj
Not correct; wrong.

He gave an incorrect answer to a simple question.
2

adj
Containing mistakes or errors.

The program crashed because of incorrect code.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · not correct; wrong. wrong

2 adj · containing mistakes or errors. wrong

Opposites

correct proper right

Word family

Derived forms incorrection incorrectly incorrectness

Appears in

Etymology

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

incorrect Middle French

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Topics

Describing Qualities

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