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incorrect

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate Oxford US //ˌɪnkɝˈɛkt// UK //ɪnkəɹˈɛkt// in·cor·rect General-service

adj. wrong or not based on facts. You use this when something is not right, like an answer on a test or a piece of information.

adj. not in accordance with fact or truth; erroneous. Often used in formal or academic contexts to describe data, logic, or conclusions that fail to meet objective standards.


SIMPLE

The information in the report is incorrect.

CONTEXTUAL

The system rejected my password because I entered an incorrect character by mistake.

COMPLEX

The researcher's initial hypothesis proved incorrect after the longitudinal study revealed that the variables were influenced by external environmental factors rather than internal biological ones.

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Origin

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

Usage

Typically used as an attributive adjective before a noun or as a predicative adjective following a linking verb.

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