erroneous

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪˈrəʊniəs/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈroʊniəs, ɛˈroʊ-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə rōnē əs, e rō-)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
er•ro•ne•ous /əˈroʊniəs, ɛˈroʊ-/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. containing error;
    mistaken;
    incorrect:The facts are correct but your conclusion is erroneous.
er•ro•ne•ous•ly, adv. 
er•ro•ne•ous•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
er•ro•ne•ous  (ə rōnē əs, e rō-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. containing error;
    mistaken;
    incorrect;
    wrong:an erroneous answer.
  2. straying from what is moral, decent, proper, etc.
  • Latin errōneus straying, equivalent. to errōn- (stem of errō) wanderer (derivative of err-; see err) + -eus -eous
  • Middle English 1350–1400
er•rone•ous•ly, adv. 
er•rone•ous•ness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged inaccurate, untrue, false.
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged accurate.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
erroneous / ɪˈrəʊnɪəs/
  1. based on or containing error; mistaken; incorrect
Etymology: 14th Century: (in the sense: deviating from what is right), from Latin errōneus, from errāre to wandererˈroneousness
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