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incorrect

/ˌɪn.kəˈrekt/

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adjective

B1formalcommon/ˌɪn.kəˈrekt/

An adjective meaning not correct, true, or accurate; containing errors.

ruПрилагательное, означающее неверный, неправильный или неточный; содержащий ошибки.esAdjetivo que significa que algo no es correcto, que contiene errores o que no se ajusta a la verdad o a las normas.frAdjectif signifiant qui n'est pas correct, qui contient des erreurs ou qui est inexact.deAdjektiv, das bedeutet, dass etwas nicht richtig, falsch oder fehlerhaft ist; es kann sich auf Tatsachen, Aussagen, Handlungen oder Verhalten beziehen.ptAdjetivo que significa que algo não está correto, está errado ou contém erros; também pode indicar algo inexato ou inapropriado.zh形容词,表示错误的、不正确的或不准确的;含有错误。arصفة تعني غير صحيح أو خاطئ أو غير مطابق للصواب؛ وتُستعمل لوصف قول أو فعل أو جواب يحتوي على خطأ أو مخالفة للحقيقة أو للقاعدة.

  1. Not correct or true B1 formal

    Not in accordance with fact or truth; wrong.

    • The answer you gave is incorrect.
    • His statement about the event was factually incorrect.
    • It is incorrect to assume that all birds can fly.

    ruНеправильныйesIncorrecto (no verdadero)frincorrectdeFalschptIncorretozh不正确的arغير صحيح

    Synonymes: erroneousfallaciousfalsefaultyinaccurateinexactinvalidmistakenuntruewrong

    Antonymes: accuratecorrectexactrighttruevalid

  2. Not following proper procedure B2 formal

    Not in accordance with established usage, rules, or procedure.

    • The form was filled out incorrectly, so it was rejected.
    • Using that tool for this job is incorrect.
    • The incorrect procedure led to a system error.

    ruНеправильныйesIncumplimiento del procedimientofrNon conforme à la procéduredeNicht ordnungsgemäßptIncorretozh不合规的arغير صحيح

    Synonymes: improperinappropriateirregularnonstandardunorthodoxwrong

    Antonymes: correctproperright

  3. Grammatically wrong B2 formal

    Not agreeing with grammatical principles or rules.

    • The sentence 'He go to school' is grammatically incorrect.
    • Using 'their' as a singular pronoun is considered incorrect by some.
    • The teacher corrected the student's incorrect verb tense.

    ruГрамматически неверныйesincorrecto gramaticalmentefrincorrect (grammaticalement)deGrammatisch falschptGramaticalmente incorretozh语法错误arخطأ نحوي

    Synonymes: ill-formednonstandardungrammatical

    Antonymes: correctgrammatical

  4. Full of errors B2 formal

    Characterized by errors; not following a model or established rules.

    • The report was full of incorrect data.
    • He took the incorrect route and got lost.
    • The machine produced an incorrect output due to a malfunction.

    ruОшибочныйesque contiene erroresfrincorrect (plein d'erreurs)deFehlerhaftptIncorretozh错误的arخَطَأ

    Synonymes: defectiveerroneousfallaciousfalsefaultyflawedimpreciseinaccurateinexactinvalidmistakenunsoundwrong

    Antonymes: accuratecorrectexactpreciseright

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