incorrectness
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5.7
- noun
- /ˌɪnkəˈrɛktnəs/
:
incorrección
- Mom waited until after the war to disclose Maxy's fate, and at the risk of political incorrectness, I'll share it with you.
- political incorrectness
Examples
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Casual unsupported claims that some popular form of political incorrectness is "obvious."
Blog text (8) -
If this is what Ghose calls incompetence, it resembles Shakespeare's "incorrectness": we want more of it.
Academic text (2001) -
Yes, politically incorrectness is a very charming quality, really, in a woman.
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There's a fair share of political incorrectness in the old media, but Mickey really had character before gradually becoming more and more of a boring straight mouse.
Blog text (11) -
(As one might imagine, Buss's study generated all sorts of unsettling accusations of political incorrectness.)
Academic text (2001) -
I became frustrated as I sensed that the student had scanned the book for political incorrectness after noticing that Alinsky was writing about race issues.
Academic text (2003) -
You talked about political incorrectness, said you ought to be ripping her first editions to pieces, told her you'd lost your memory after driving into a concrete post, and asked her to phone you here if she could stand the embarrassment of talking to you.
Fiction book (1996) -
So, once again, political correctness—or as I like to call it "political incorrectness"—has run amok.
Blog text (13) -
It was empowered, they said, to offer constructive criticism, to protect authors from political incorrectness, and, best of all, to offer huge menus of helpful choices whenever semantic, grammatical, logical, or other kinds of errors occurred.
Fiction book (2001) -
His political views often reflect his incorrectness when it comes to societal norms and expectations.
Synonyms
25
5.6
An action that breaks a rule or expected process
16
8.0
Behavior that is not socially acceptable
6
6.8
A state of being not accepted by society or by moral standards
4
7.9
Behavior that most people in a group do not accept
3
7.9
Behavior that most people in a society do not accept
2
7.7
Not following accepted social and religious rules
Not following usual rules or accepted practices
A way of behaving that does not follow accepted customs or usual standards
Failure to follow accepted rules, standards, or requirements
When something does not agree with rules or expectations
A way someone acts or looks that seems not proper in public
Antonyms
Compounds
- Offensive
To use words or actions that offend people who face unfair treatment
How Acceptable
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4.8
9
4.1
1
5.7
4
7.0
1
7.1
38
6.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word incorrectness comes from in- ('not') and correct ('right' or 'proper'), so it can mean 'not doing what is seen as right'. That's why incorrectness is used for behaviour or speech that does not follow accepted social rules.