false; wrong: an incorrect calculation not fitting or proper: incorrect behaviour
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in•cor•rect /ˌɪnkəˈrɛkt/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- not correct as to fact;
inaccurate:an incorrect answer on a test. - improper;
inappropriate:incorrect attire at the wedding. - not correct in form, use, or manner:incorrect English.
in•cor•rect
(in′kə rekt′),USA pronunciation adj.
in′cor•rect′ly, adv.
in′cor•rect′ness, n.
- not correct as to fact;
inaccurate;
wrong:an incorrect statement. - improper, unbecoming, or inappropriate:incorrect behavior; incorrect attire.
- not correct in form, use, or manner:an incorrect copy.
- Latin incorrectus not corrected. See in-3, correct
- late Middle English 1400–50
in′cor•rect′ness, n.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged erroneous, inexact; untrue.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unsuitable.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged faulty.
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