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–adjective

1.	not correct as to fact; inaccurate; wrong: an incorrect statement.

2.	improper, unbecoming, or inappropriate: incorrect behavior; incorrect attire.

3.	not correct in form, use, or manner: an incorrect copy.

[Origin: 1400–50; late ME < L incorrectus not corrected. See in-³, correct

]

—Related forms

in·cor·rect·ly, adverb

in·cor·rect·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. erroneous, inexact; untrue. 2. unsuitable. 3. faulty.

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adj.

Not correct; erroneous or wrong: an incorrect answer.
Defective; faulty: incorrect programming of the computer.
Improper; inappropriate: incorrect behavior.

in'cor·rect'ly adv., in'cor·rect'ness n.

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incorrect

1432, "uncorrected," from L. incorrectus, from in- "not" + correctus (see correct). Sense of "not in good style" is from 1672; that of "factually wrong, erroneous, inaccurate" is from 1828.

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incorrect
adjective
1.	not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth; "an incorrect calculation"; "the report in the paper is wrong"; "your information is wrong"; "the clock showed the wrong time"; "found themselves on the wrong road"; "based on the wrong assumptions" [ant: correct]
2.	not in accord with established usage or procedure; "the wrong medicine"; "the wrong way to shuck clams"; "it is incorrect for a policeman to accept gifts" [syn: wrong]
3.	(of a word or expression) not agreeing with grammatical principles
4.	characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules; "he submitted a faulty report"; "an incorrect transcription"; the wrong side of the road" [syn: faulty]

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incorrect1 [inkəˈrekt] adjective

not accurate or correct; wrong
Example: incorrect translation of a word

Arabic:	غَيْر صَحيح
Chinese (Simplified):	不正确的
Chinese (Traditional):	不正確的
Czech:	nesprávný
Danish:	ukorrekt; forkert
Dutch:	onjuist
Estonian:	vigane
Finnish:	virheellinen
French:	incorrect
German:	fehlerhaft
Greek:	ανακριβής, λαθεμένος
Hungarian:	nem helyes, helytelen
Icelandic:	rangur; ónákvæmur
Indonesian:	salah
Italian:	scorretto

Japanese:	不正確な
Korean:	정확하지 않은
Latvian:	nepareizs; kļūdains
Lithuanian:	neteisingas
Norwegian:	uriktig, galt
Polish:	niepoprawny, nieprawidłowy
Portuguese (Brazil):	incorreto
Portuguese (Portugal):	incorrecto
Romanian:	incorect
Russian:	неправильный
Slovak:	nesprávny
Slovenian:	nepravilen
Spanish:	incorrecto
Swedish:	oriktig, felaktig
Turkish:	yanlış, hatalı

incorrect2 [inkəˈrekt] adjective

(of behaviour etc) not acceptable; wrong

Arabic:	خاطئ، غَيْر مَضْبوط
Chinese (Simplified):	不妥当的
Chinese (Traditional):	不妥當的
Czech:	nepřijatelný
Danish:	ukorrekt
Dutch:	verkeerd
Estonian:	sündmatu
Finnish:	sopimaton
French:	incorrect
German:	ungehörig
Greek:	απρεπής, απαράδεκτος
Hungarian:	nem tisztességes
Icelandic:	óviðeigandi
Indonesian:	salah
Italian:	scorretto

Japanese:	適当でない
Korean:	버릇없는
Latvian:	nekorekts
Lithuanian:	netinkamas
Norwegian:	uakseptabel, gal
Polish:	niestosowny
Portuguese (Brazil):	incorreto
Portuguese (Portugal):	incorrecto
Romanian:	incorect
Russian:	некорректный
Slovak:	neprijateľný
Slovenian:	nespodoben
Spanish:	incorrecto
Swedish:	inkorrekt
Turkish:	yakışıksız, yersiz