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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In housing, there are numerous examples of how incorrect data has led to adverse decisions affecting people’s lives.
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State Sen. James Maroney, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2025
But parents and activists say the numbers are incorrect since the campus consists of newer buildings, constructed decades after the school opened, and older buildings from 1957 that are used for storage, not instruction.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
Apple said that its speech recognition models may display words which are incorrect but have similarities to what was actually said.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
The idea that any of this is at all fanciful, or the musings of some sort of pro-Democrat (with a capital D) is just incorrect.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2025
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State Sen. James Maroney, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2025
But parents and activists say the numbers are incorrect since the campus consists of newer buildings, constructed decades after the school opened, and older buildings from 1957 that are used for storage, not instruction.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
Apple said that its speech recognition models may display words which are incorrect but have similarities to what was actually said.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
The idea that any of this is at all fanciful, or the musings of some sort of pro-Democrat (with a capital D) is just incorrect.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Incorrect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incorrect. Accessed 13 Mar. 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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