incorrect
adjective
in·cor·rect
ˌin-kə-ˈrekt 
1
a
: not true : wrong
incorrect answers
b
: inaccurate, faulty
an incorrect transcription
2
: unbecoming, improper
incorrect behavior
3
obsolete
: not corrected or chastened
Examples of incorrect in a Sentence
The doctor's diagnosis was incorrect.
The story in the newspaper is incorrect.
The restaurant considers jeans and T-shirts incorrect attire for dinner.
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 8 July 2025
An online commercial real estate site, LoopNet.com, still showed the theater property as up for auction Thursday, but Robinson said the listing is incorrect.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
Juniper responded by asserting that the DOJ’s definition of the market was incorrect and that the merger would promote—rather than restrict—innovation.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
Corrections & Clarifications: The phone number for the Clerk of the Superior Court for Maricopa County was incorrect in a previous version of this article.
—Sasha Hupka, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025
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“Incorrect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incorrect. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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incorrect
adjective
in·cor·rect
ˌin-kə-ˈrekt
: not correct: as
a
: inaccurate, faulty
an incorrect copy
b
: not true : wrong
an incorrect answer
c
: not proper
incorrect behavior
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