incorrect

Pluralincorrects

1. 1
   adjective

   Not right or true, like an answer with a mistake in it.

   Like a clock that shows the wrong time: it looks fine, but it isn't right.

   Three of my answers on the quiz were incorrect.

   The map gave an incorrect name for the river.

   Similarwrong, inaccurate, mistaken, erroneous, false

   Oppositecorrect, accurate, right

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2. 2
   adjective

   Not polite or proper, or not the right way to behave.

   It is incorrect to talk with your mouth full at dinner.

   She told the new worker that jeans were incorrect for the big meeting.

   Similarimproper, inappropriate, unseemly, unsuitable, wrong

   Oppositeproper, appropriate, correct

3. 3
   adjective

   Not working the right way because it is broken or badly made.

   The old toaster was incorrect, so it burned the bread every time.

   We sent the phone back because its screen was incorrect and showed strange lines.

   Similarfaulty, defective

4. 4
   nouncountable

   A wrong answer, like one on a test or quiz.

   Each incorrect on the test takes away one point.

   The reading app shows your corrects and incorrects after every practice round.

   Similarerror, mistake

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