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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After earlier losing the quarterfinal match at Wimbledon, Murray was quick to rectify an incorrect statement a reporter made in a question.
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A phone number listed for Chapman was incorrect, according to a woman who answered the phone.
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Incorrect posture rolls shoulders forward, shortening your neck and shoulder muscles and compressing nerves in your neck.
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Fire investigators initially released an estimate of $1,000 damage or loss from the fire, but that figure is incorrect, Mumby said.
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At the council meeting of June 27, Pam Gross and Mark Fitzgerald made direct, misleading and factually incorrect statements about me to accomplish two objectives.
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Those rankings were incorrect because IDEA Public Schools provided Jay Mathews and The Post with faulty information.
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A photo caption that accompanied a story Wednesday about a new Medal of Honor honoree gave an incorrect date for a Vietnam photo.
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The market was reacting to incorrect information about the mutual fund company’s outflows of investors’ dollars and the exchange stopped trading.
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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
INCORRECT Defined for English Language Learners
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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
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