incorrection

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌɪnkəˈrɛkʃən/ UK /ˌɪnkəˈrɛkʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the state of being uncorrected or in error (rare)

The manuscript's many faults lay in plain incorrection for centuries.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the state of being... error inaccuracy incorrectness mistake

Opposites

correction accuracy correctness

Word family

Related forms incorrect correction correct incorrectness

Etymology

A rare formation from in- ('not') + correction, from Latin correctio, from corrigere ('to set right'), from com- (intensive) + regere ('to lead straight, rule').

corrigere Latin regere Latin *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European

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# incorrection

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌɪnkəˈrɛkʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɪnkəˈrɛkʃən/

## Meanings
1. the state of being uncorrected or in error (rare)

## Examples
- The manuscript's many faults lay in plain incorrection for centuries.

## Synonyms
- error
- inaccuracy
- incorrectness
- mistake

## Antonyms
- correction
- accuracy
- correctness

## Related Forms
- incorrect
- correction
- correct
- incorrectness

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: corrigere
- Root: regere
- Root: *h₃reǵ-

## Etymology
A rare formation from in- ('not') + correction, from Latin correctio, from corrigere ('to set right'), from com- (intensive) + regere ('to lead straight, rule').

## AI Etymology
incorrection has the recorded history: A rare formation from in- ('not') + correction, from Latin correctio, from corrigere ('to set right'), from com- (intensive) + regere ('to lead straight, rule'). Morphologically, the prefixed shape matters: the initial element belongs to the recorded formation and helps explain the modern form's surface analysis. In present English, the noun sense is "the state of being uncorrected or in error (rare)", so the historical development ends in a clearly identifiable modern dictionary use. The same base also appears in related forms such as incorrect, correction, correct, and incorrectness. Its semantic neighborhood includes error, inaccuracy, incorrectness, and mistake, which helps locate the modern sense without adding a separate etymological claim. The named historical forms include Latin corrigere, Latin regere, and Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- Register & Style

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