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incorrect

/ˌɪn.kəˈɹɛkt/

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What does incorrect mean?

adjective

  1. Not correct; erroneous or wrong.
  2. Faulty or defective.
  3. Inappropriate or improper.
More meanings (1)

noun

  1. An item or response that is incorrect.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˌɪn.kəˈɹɛkt/

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She was incorrect on 5 more details, but all of these were denials of objects actually to be seen in the picture.
William Healy; Mary Tenney HealyPathology of Lying, Accusation, and Swindling: A Study in Forensic PsychologyProject Gutenberg ebook #449
The first is that it is incorrect to assert a mechanical regularity of crime, which from Quetelet's time has been much exaggerated.
Enrico FerriCriminal SociologyProject Gutenberg ebook #477
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Possibly Wu Tingfang's figures are incorrect, but it seems more likely that he neglected to include expenditures by state and local governments.--A.
Tingfang WuAmerica, Through the Spectacles of an Oriental DiplomatProject Gutenberg ebook #609
These renderings are not incorrect, for the use of the term by the Taoists differs according to the subject-matter of the inquiry.
Kakuzo OkakuraThe Book of TeaProject Gutenberg ebook #769
But to use such an expression as trying to make a fantail, is, I have no doubt, in most cases, utterly incorrect.
Charles DarwinOn the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for LifeProject Gutenberg ebook #1228