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incorrect

About 7.46 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Not correct; erroneous or wrong.
    He gave an incorrect answer to a simple question.
  2. adjective Faulty or defective.
    The computer crashed due to incorrect programming.
  3. adjective Inappropriate or improper.
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  4. noun An item or response that is incorrect.

Similar words

inaccurate wrong erroneous mistaken false improper inappropriate fallacious error improperly

Often followed by

because to and in or information answers responses answer

Word family

incorrectly incorrectness incorrectnesses

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