The meaning of Incorrect

adjective

Wrong; incorrect.

Usage examples:

Employers sometimes make erroneous assumptions

adjective

Based on false information and therefore wrong; false

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An erroneous assumption

adjective

Based on a mistaken belief.

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Fallacious arguments

adjective

Not correct

Usage examples:

His argument is based on fallacious reasoning.

adjective

Not according with truth or fact; incorrect.

Usage examples:

He was feeding false information to his customers

adjective

(of things) not real, but made to look real, or (of information) not true but made to seem true in order to deceive

Usage examples:

Haban used false identification to enter france., the company presented clients with documents cont…

adjective

Not true or correct

Usage examples:

It is an offense to give false information on your application form., the wanted man is known to be…

adjective

Unwise or not carefully considered

adjective

Lacking sense or clear, sound reasoning.

Usage examples:

An illogical fear of the supernatural

adjective

Failing to possess or display prudence; unwise.

Usage examples:

It was impolitic to pay the slightest tribute to the enemy

adjective

If words or actions are impolitic, they are unwise and likely to cause offence or problems, especially in social situations

Usage examples:

I thought it impolitic to ask any questions about her ex-husband.

adjective

Lacking exactness and accuracy of expression or detail.

Usage examples:

The witness could give only vague and imprecise descriptions

adjective

Not accurate or exact

Usage examples:

As all the data have not yet been collected, the figures are still imprecise.

adjective

Not accurate.

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False or inaccurate descriptions of goods

adjective

Not correct, or not exact

Usage examples:

Your information is inaccurate – i was born in 1956, not 1965., inaccurate measurements, [ c ] rose…

adjective

Out of place; inappropriate.

Usage examples:

The shakespearean allusions are inapposite

adjective

Not suitable or proper in the circumstances.

Usage examples:

There are penalties for inappropriate behaviour

adjective

Not suitable or appropriate in the circumstances.

Usage examples:

A more inapt name i cannot imagine

adjective

Not suitable for the situation

Usage examples:

His comments were perhaps inapt.

adjective

Not quite accurate or correct.

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An inexact description

adjective

Not known in detail or not completely accurate

Usage examples:

Economics is an inexact science.

adjective

Unfortunate; inappropriate.

Usage examples:

His illustration is singularly infelicitous

adjective

Not suitable for the occasion

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An infelicitous remark

adjective

Showing very poor judgement; unwise.

Usage examples:

I took a few injudicious swigs of potent cider

adjective

Showing bad judgment

Usage examples:

An injudicious remark

noun

A person made weak or disabled by illness or injury.

Usage examples:

She spent the rest of her life as an invalid

verb

Remove (someone) from active service in the armed forces because of injury or illness.

Usage examples:

He was badly wounded and invalided out of the infantry

adjective

(of an official document or procedure) not legally recognized because it contravenes a regulation or law.

Usage examples:

The will was declared invalid and the children were entitled to the estate

adjective

Giving the wrong idea or impression.

Usage examples:

Your article contains a number of misleading statements

verb

Cause (someone) to have a wrong idea or impression.

Usage examples:

Fans believed they were misled about the reasons for the cancellation

adjective

Causing someone to believe something that is not true

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Misleading information, a misleading story

adjective

Wrong in one's opinion or judgement.

Usage examples:

She wondered whether she'd been mistaken about his intentions

verb

Be wrong about.

Usage examples:

Because i was inexperienced i mistook the nature of our relationship

adjective

Not satisfactory or allowable.

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Unacceptable behaviour

adjective

Too bad to be accepted, approved of, or allowed to continue

Usage examples:

These mistakes are unacceptable., the proposal is unacceptable to theater owners.

adjective

Not wanted or desirable because harmful, objectionable, or unpleasant.

Usage examples:

The drug's undesirable side effects

noun

A person considered to be objectionable in some way.

Usage examples:

How could she go around with such undesirables?

adjective

Not fitting or suitable; unbecoming.

Usage examples:

Certain occupations were held unfitting for baptized believers

verb

Make (something or someone) unsuitable; disqualify.

Usage examples:

They say that we are trying to give poor children tastes which will only unfit them for a life of h…

adjective

Having no foundation or basis in fact.

Usage examples:

Her fear that she had cancer was unfounded

adjective

(of a claim or piece of news) not based on fact; untrue

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Unfounded rumors

adjective

If a claim or piece of news is unfounded, it is not based on fact

Usage examples:

Our fears about the weather proved totally unfounded.

adjective

Not safe or robust; in poor condition.

Usage examples:

The tower is structurally unsound

adjective

(esp. of activities) not suitable or acceptable

Usage examples:

He was involved in unsound banking practices., the bridge is structurally unsound.

adjective

Not fitting or appropriate.

Usage examples:

The display is unsuitable for young children

adjective

Not right for a particular person, situation, or occasion

Usage examples:

Parts of this movie may be unsuitable for children.

adjective

Not in accordance with fact or reality; false or incorrect.

Usage examples:

These suggestions are totally untrue

adjective

Not true; false

Usage examples:

Her remarks were irresponsible and untrue.

adjective

Not justified or authorized.

Usage examples:

I am sure your fears are unwarranted

adjective

Lacking a good reason; unnecessary

Usage examples:

They denounced the investigation as an unwarranted interference with their business.

phrase

Not on target

idiom

To be wrong

Usage examples:

Yesterday's weather forecast was a little wide of the mark, then.

adjective

Not correct or true; incorrect.

Usage examples:

That is the wrong answer

adverb

In an unsuitable or undesirable manner or direction.

Usage examples:

What am i doing wrong?

noun

An unjust, dishonest, or immoral act.

Usage examples:

I have done you a great wrong