incorrect

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English

Etymology

From Middle French incorrect. By surface analysis, in- +‎ correct.

Pronunciation

Adjective

incorrect (comparative more incorrect, superlative most incorrect)

  1. Not correct; erroneous or wrong.
    He gave an incorrect answer to a simple question.
  2. Faulty or defective.
    The computer crashed due to incorrect programming.
  3. Inappropriate or improper.
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)

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Noun

incorrect (plural incorrects)

  1. An item or response that is incorrect.
    • 2013, Julie Vargas, Behavior Analysis for Effective Teaching:
      Having each day's rates of corrects and incorrects written next to the graph also makes it easier for you to check the ... If you also have students count problems incorrect, calling them “not yets,” or “learning opportunities,” or ...

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French incorrect, from Latin incorrēctus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɪŋ.kɔˈrɛkt/
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  • Hyphenation: in‧cor‧rect
  • Rhymes: -ɛkt

Adjective

incorrect (comparative incorrecter, superlative incorrectst)

  1. incorrect

Inflection

Inflection of incorrect
uninflected incorrect
inflected incorrecte
comparative incorrecter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial incorrect incorrecter het incorrectst
het incorrectste
indefinite m./f. sing. incorrecte incorrectere incorrectste
n. sing. incorrect incorrecter incorrectste
plural incorrecte incorrectere incorrectste
definite incorrecte incorrectere incorrectste
partitive incorrects incorrecters —

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French

Etymology

From in- +‎ correct.

Pronunciation

Adjective

incorrect (feminine incorrecte, masculine plural incorrects, feminine plural incorrectes)

  1. (of language) incorrect (not correct)
    Synonyms: impropre, vicieux
    Near-synonym: abusif
    une prononciation incorrecte ― an incorrect pronunciation
    un terme incorrect ― an incorrect term
  2. (of the execution of labor: a job, work of art, production, etc.) poorly made; made clumsily or carelessly; defective; shoddy, sloppy
    Synonyms: défectueux, mauvais
  3. incorrect (socially unacceptable); rude, impolite
    Synonym: indélicat
    1. (of a person)
      Synonyms: discourtois, grossier, impoli, inconvenant
    2. disloyal
      Synonyms: déloyal, indélicat, irrégulier
    3. improper, inappropriate (of a behavior)
      Synonyms: déplacé, désinvolte, discourtois, grossier, impoli, incongru, inconvenant, indélicat

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