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Definition of "incorrect" []

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

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "incorrect" in a sentence
  • "The IFPWB also demanded an apology from SABC group chief executive Zwelakhe Sisulu for what it called his incorrect, emotional, subjective and damaging statement about IFP leader and"
  • "ZANESVILLE -- Firefighters Local 88 President Trevor Meek met with city officials earlier last week to clear up what he called incorrect or misleading information about the union."
  • "That we always end up acquiescing to those who are misinformed, desperate for a false sense of superiority or just plain incorrect is only getting more infuriating (and it started out pretty fucking infuriating)."