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erroneousness

erroneousness

8.5
A state of being wrong
  • noun
  • /ɪˈroʊniəsnəs/
translation icon : erroneidad
  • The erroneousness of his calculations led to a significant error in the final report.

Examples

  • Understanding the erroneousness of our assumptions can help improve future decisions.

  • She questioned the erroneousness of the information presented at the meeting.

  • I simply have traveled further down the road and have had perhaps more eye-opening epiphanies about the fundamental erroneousness of contemporary leftist thought and behavior.

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Synonyms

error
vserroneousness
306 1.0

A wrong belief, calculation, or action

is the ongoing quality of being untrue rather than a one-time act
inaccuracy
vserroneousness
24 4.9

A mistake in information or measurement

is the broader quality of being untrue rather than merely imprecise
wrongness
vserroneousness
1 5.4

A state of being not correct based on facts

is the general quality of being untrue rather than a single factual fault
incorrectness
vserroneousness
1 5.2

The state of being wrong or not matching the facts

is the general quality of being untrue rather than fact conformity
unsoundness
vserroneousness
  • Formal
1 8.6

A wrong idea or reason that is not logical

is the general state of being untrue regardless of logical structure
fallaciousness
vserroneousness
  • Formal
1 9.8

A quality that comes from wrong ideas or bad thinking

is the simple state of being untrue rather than rooted in poor reasoning
mistakenness
vserroneousness
8.0

A state of being wrong about an idea or fact

is the general quality of being untrue without implying belief causes it

Antonyms

accuracy
169 3.8

How close a measurement or statement is to the correct value

correctness
8 3.5

A state of being accurate and matching facts or rules

How Incorrect

falsity
6 7.9
inaccuracy
24 4.9
erroneousness
8.5
correctness
8 3.5

Surface Forms

erroneousness singular
erroneousnesses plural

Morphology

erroneousness = erroneous (transparent) = errone + ous + ness

The noun is transparently formed from the adjective 'erroneous' plus '-ness', and the meaning is straightforward as 'the state of being erroneous'.

Etymology

Erroneousness comes from the old Latin verb errare, which means 'to wander' or 'to be wrong', and you can see the same root in English err and error. So, erroneousness is simply the state of being wrong or incorrect.