Definition of incorrect
1 obsolete : not corrected or chastened
2a : inaccurate, faulty an incorrect transcriptionb : not true : wrong incorrect answers
3 : unbecoming, improper incorrect behavior
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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.
Recent Examples of incorrect from the Web
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Sanders gave reporters information about Trump's decision to fire Comey that turned to be incorrect.
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Because of incorrect information given to the Orlando Sentinel, a previous version of this story erroneously stated the number of times police responded to Pettigrew’s apartment.
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Plant staff got an erroneous reading indicating the valve had closed, and other information systems provided them with more incorrect or inadequate data.
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Incorrect information could hurt your credit, denying you access to low loan rates, superior credit products and other benefits of good credit.
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His outrageous attacks on the Führer, politically incorrect by modern standards, are still belly-laugh funny.
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In a sidebar to Robert Ehlert’s Grapes West column on Coiled Wines published May 19 in Scene, the address and hours for the new tasting room/production facility were incorrect.
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The high court, in an opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas, ruled unanimously that a specialized appeals court has been following an incorrect legal standard for almost 30 years that made it...
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Upon inspection, this information was found to be incorrect.
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Origin and Etymology of incorrect
Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin incorrectus, from in- + correctus correct
First Known Use: 15th century
INCORRECT Defined for English Language Learners
incorrect
playDefinition of incorrect for English Language Learners
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: not true or accurate
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: having errors or mistakes
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: not proper or appropriate in a particular situation
INCORRECT Defined for Kids
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