incorrectness

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌɪnkəˈrɛktnəs/ UK /ˌɪnkəˈrɛktnəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the quality of being wrong or inaccurate

The incorrectness of the figures was obvious to any accountant.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being wrong... inaccuracy error wrongness falsity fallaciousness

Opposites

correctness accuracy rightness propriety

Word family

Related forms incorrect correctness incorrectly correct

Etymology

From incorrect + -ness; incorrect from Latin incorrectus, from in- ('not') + correctus, past participle of corrigere ('to set right'), from com- + regere ('to lead straight, rule').

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

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# incorrectness

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

## Meanings
1. the quality of being wrong or inaccurate

## Examples
- The incorrectness of the figures was obvious to any accountant.

## Synonyms
- inaccuracy
- error
- wrongness
- falsity
- fallaciousness

## Antonyms
- correctness
- accuracy
- rightness
- propriety

## Related Forms
- incorrect
- correctness
- incorrectly
- correct

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

## Etymology
From incorrect + -ness; incorrect from Latin incorrectus, from in- ('not') + correctus, past participle of corrigere ('to set right'), from com- + regere ('to lead straight, rule').

## AI Etymology
incorrectness comes from incorrect + -ness; incorrect from Latin incorrectus, from in- ('not') + correctus, past participle of corrigere ('to set right'), from com- + regere ('to lead straight, rule'). Morphologically, the ending is part of the etymology: the suffix is attached to the older base named in the history, producing a later English derivative. In present English, the noun sense is "the quality of being wrong or inaccurate", so the historical development ends in a clearly identifiable modern dictionary use. The same base also appears in related forms such as incorrect, correctness, incorrectly, and correct. Its semantic neighborhood includes inaccuracy, error, wrongness, and falsity, 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

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