incorrect

CEFRB1

/ˌɪn.kəˈɹɛkt/

adjective · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not true, right, or accurate.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Faulty or defective.

Examples

  • Goethe used this idiom. Why, then, should it be incorrect today?

  • The answers are both incorrect.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˌɪn.kəˈɹekt/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Inappropriate or improper.

  2. Not correct; erroneous or wrong.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. An item or response that is incorrect.

More examples

In context

  • He gave an incorrect answer to a simple question.

  • The computer crashed due to incorrect programming.

  • This data is incorrect.

Antonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The answer on the test was blank because the student misread the question.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

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