incorrect

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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌɪnkəˈɹɛkt/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌɪnkəˈɹekt/
• Hyphenation: in‧cor‧rect
• Rhymes: -ɛkt

Adjective

incorrect (comparative more incorrect, superlative most incorrect)

1. Not correct; erroneous or wrong.

2. Faulty or defective.

3. Inappropriate or improper.

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Antonyms

• correct
• right
• proper

Derived terms

• incorrection
• incorrectly
• incorrectness
• politically incorrect

Translations

Noun

incorrect (plural incorrects)

1. An item or response that is incorrect.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French incorrect, from Latin incorrēctus.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

incorrect (comparative incorrecter, superlative incorrectst)

1. incorrect

Declension

Synonyms

• fout

Derived terms

• incorrectheid

French

Etymology

From in- +‎ correct.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.kɔ.ʁɛkt/
• Homophones: incorrecte, incorrects, incorrectes

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

Derived terms

• incorrectement

See also

• faux

Further reading

• “incorrect”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.