erroneously
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6.7
- adverb
- /ɪˈroʊniəsli/
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erróneamente
- The Palestinians have been depicted erroneously as the principal supporters of Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.
- erroneously assumed
- erroneously believed
- erroneously thought
Some people have severe carbohydrate withdrawal symptoms, which some people erroneously call the keto flu or the carnivore flu.
- Some people have severe carbohydrate withdrawal symptoms, which some people erroneously call the keto flu or the carnivore flu.
- Yeah, I think ultimately, like when I think about like even the name of your podcast, Wealthy Way, like most people erroneously think that money is wealth, right?
- They admitted that they erroneously deported him, that that is not OK with us, that everybody is needs due process.
- And then that's simply an exchange between the defense attorney and the US attorney's office say, hey, here are the six things that we took out of scope erroneously.
Examples
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The report erroneously attributed the decline in sales to poor marketing, not realizing it was due to a product shortage.
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But what people often do is erroneously set the control limits to equal the spec limits.
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However, since you responded, probably erroneously thinking I was speaking to you, I will reply.
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It's interesting because many people erroneously believe that their family of origin is their so-called safe space.
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And I thought erroneously that China was going to be the most harshly hit economy because they were so dependent on trade.
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Unfortunately, this term is often erroneously applied to all cases of facial paralysis.
Academic text (2002) -
Offering students such a choice erroneously suggests that arts courses and vocational courses fill the same need for students.
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One of the things that holds us back from taking risks, from experimenting is that we erroneously think the stakes are too high.
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For instance, the state of Ohio, among others, was using a calculating system that erroneously overestimated districts' actual graduate rates.
Academic text (2011) -
Software malfunctioned, calls went unanswered, and thousands of Hoosiers had their Medicaid and SNAP benefits suddenly and erroneously terminated.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
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3.5
In a way that is not true or correct
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2.7
In a way that is not correct or fair
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1.7
In the wrong way
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3.1
In a wrong way because someone made an error
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4.2
In a way that is not correct or exact
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1.0
In a way that is not correct
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8.0
In a wrong or wandering way that strays from what is expected
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8.4
In a wrong way because of a false belief that leads to wrong conclusions
In a wrong or broken way
Antonyms
How Incorrect
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word erroneously comes from the root err-, which meant 'to wander' or 'to stray', and you see the same root in the word error and the saying 'to err is human'. So, to do something erroneously is to do it in a wrong or mistaken way.