Meaning

3 senses
  1. Not correct; erroneous or wrong.

    He gave an incorrect answer to a simple question.

    inkorrekt

    непра́вильныйneprávilʹnyj, неве́рныйnevérnyj

    непра́вильнийneprávylʹnyj

    not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth

  2. Faulty or defective.

    The computer crashed due to incorrect programming.

  3. Inappropriate or improper.

Examples

168 sentences
  1. All of your answers were incorrect.

    Всі твої відповіді були невірними.

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  2. Tom is likely to be incorrect.

    Том, ймовірно, неправий.

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  3. I suspect Tom and Mary are incorrect.

    Підозрюю, що Том та Мері помиляються.

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  4. I suspect that Tom and Mary are incorrect.

    Підозрюю, що Том та Мері помиляються.

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  5. This data is incorrect.

    Це невірні дані.

    ruЭто неверные данные.

    deDiese Daten sind falsch.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
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Русский
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Deutsch
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Origin

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

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

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Forms

more incorrect, most incorrect
Comparativemore incorrect Lesson
Superlativemost incorrect Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth:wrong
  • characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules:faultywrong
  • not in accord with established usage or procedure:wrong

Antonyms

3 antonyms

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
incorrect — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto