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uncorrect

7.1
Wrong or not true
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌn.kəˈrɛkt/
translation icon : incorrecto
  • The teacher noted that many answers in the test were uncorrect and needed revision.

Examples

  • Her uncorrect assumptions caused confusion during the meeting.

  • He submitted an uncorrect report, which led to several misunderstandings.

  • Uncorrect, Stevee.

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Synonyms

mistaken
vsuncorrect
266 3.4

Thinking something is true when it is not

is broader and names being wrong in fact or rule, not only beliefs
incorrect
vsuncorrect
228 1.4

A thing that has errors or does not follow rules

is the simple general word for being wrong or not true
erroneous
vsuncorrect
41 6.7

Not correct because of a mistake

is the neutral everyday term for being wrong rather than formal

Antonyms

correct
∞ 1.0

True and free from mistakes

How Correct

exact
901 3.2
accurate
680 3.0
correct
∞ 1.0
uncorrect
7.1
incorrect
228 1.4

Surface Forms

uncorrect positive

Morphology

uncorrect = correct (transparent) = un + correct

Meaning 'not correct' is a straightforward negation formed by the productive prefix 'un-' applied to the adjective 'correct'.

Etymology

Uncorrect is made from the prefix un- 'not' and correct 'right', so it simply means 'not right' or wrong.