Incorrect definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

incorrect in American English ; 1. not correct as to fact; inaccurate; wrong. an incorrect statement ; 2. improper, unbecoming, or inappropriate. incorrect ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'incorrect'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× incorrect (ɪnkərekt ) 1. adjective Somethingthatisincorrectiswronganduntrue. Hedeniedthathisevidenceaboutthephonecallwasincorrect. Peopleoftenhaveincorrectinformationaboutfood. Synonyms:false,wrong,mistaken,flawed MoreSynonymsofincorrect incorrectly adverb[ADVERBwithverb]Themagazinesuggestedincorrectlythathewasplanningtoretire. 2. adjective[usuallyADJECTIVEnoun] Somethingthatisincorrectisnotthethingthatisrequiredorismostsuitableinaparticularsituation. ...injuriescausedbyincorrectposture. ...incorrectdiet. Synonyms:inappropriate,wrong,unsuitable,unfit MoreSynonymsofincorrect incorrectly adverb[ADVERBwithverb]Hewastoldthatthedoorshadbeenfittedincorrectly. COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof incorrect Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'incorrect' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'incorrect' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'bicycle' HindiTranslationof'incorrect' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency incorrectinBritishEnglish (ˌɪnkəˈrɛkt ) adjective1. false;wrong anincorrectcalculation 2. notfittingorproper incorrectbehaviour CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsincorrectly(ˌincorˈrectly)adverb incorrectness(ˌincorˈrectness)noun WordFrequency incorrectinAmericanEnglish (ˌɪnkəˈrɛkt ) adjective notcorrect;specif.,a.  improper b.  untrue;inaccurate;wrong;faulty Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsincorrectly(ˌincorˈrectly) adverb incorrectness(ˌincorˈrectness) noun WordoriginME