Incorrect Very Common

Incorrect has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions

Adjective

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"

incorrect wrong

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"

wrong incorrect

(of a word or expression) not agreeing with grammatical principles

"The teacher marked his essay because he used an incorrect verb form that violated basic grammar rules."

incorrect

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"

faulty incorrect wrong

Not correct; erroneous or wrong.

"The student's answer was incorrect because he forgot to add the final zero in his calculation."

In plain English: Incorrect means something is wrong, false, or not right according to what should be true.

"The teacher marked my answer incorrect because I had forgotten to add units."

Example Sentences

"The teacher marked my answer incorrect because I had forgotten to add units." adj

"His answer was incorrect because he added instead of subtracting." adj

"The instructions on the package were incorrect and led to confusion." adj

"Please verify that the date you entered is not incorrect before submitting the form." adj

Origin

The word incorrect entered English from Middle French as a single term rather than being formed by combining the prefix in- with correct. It has retained its original meaning of not being right or accurate since arriving in the language.

Rhyming Words

ect dect fect tect lect hect sect exect elect spect eject object inject adject advect expect resect adlect detect aspect

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