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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For example, malfunctioning sensors, unreliable asset location or gaps in data collection can produce incorrect conclusions about asset movement, leading to questionable insights.
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Fabio Belloni, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
In that case, Fox made a modest admission that incorrect claims had been made, but Dominion Voting Systems was able to reveal the size of the settlement — the more telling concession.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 21 Jan. 2025
Untangling What Went Wrong At the press conference on Jan. 10, McGowan said the incorrect alerts were a technical issue rather than a human error.
—Colleen Hagerty, Rolling Stone, 18 Jan. 2025
The Facts This claim was repeated throughout the Trump presidential campaign and is incorrect.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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Fabio Belloni, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
In that case, Fox made a modest admission that incorrect claims had been made, but Dominion Voting Systems was able to reveal the size of the settlement — the more telling concession.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 21 Jan. 2025
Untangling What Went Wrong At the press conference on Jan. 10, McGowan said the incorrect alerts were a technical issue rather than a human error.
—Colleen Hagerty, Rolling Stone, 18 Jan. 2025
The Facts This claim was repeated throughout the Trump presidential campaign and is incorrect.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Incorrect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incorrect. Accessed 24 Jan. 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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