incorrectness
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Related to incorrectness: inaccuracy, wrongness
in·cor·rect
(ĭn′kə-rĕkt′)adj.
1. Not correct; erroneous or wrong: an incorrect answer.
2. Defective; faulty: incorrect programming of the computer.
3. Improper; inappropriate: incorrect behavior.
in′cor·rect′ly adv.
in′cor·rect′ness n.
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Noun 1. incorrectness - lack of conformity to social expectations
improperness, impropriety - an improper demeanor
political incorrectness - the use of expressions or actions that can be perceived to exclude or marginalize or insult groups who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against
correctness - the quality of conformity to social expectations
2. incorrectness - the quality of not conforming to fact or truth
quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
erroneousness, error - inadvertent incorrectness
correctness, rightness - conformity to fact or truth
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incorrectness
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Translations
خَـطَـأ، عَدَم صِحَّـه
nesprávnost
ukorrekthed
villa; ókurteisi
incorrect
(inkəˈrekt) adjective1. not accurate or correct; wrong. incorrect translation of a word. verkeerd غَيْر صَحيح неточен incorreto nesprávný fehlerhaft ukorrekt; forkert ανακριβής, λαθεμένος incorrecto vigane غلط virheellinen incorrect לא נכון, שגוי अशुद्ध netočan, neispravan nem helyes, helytelen salah rangur; ónákvæmur scorretto 不正確な 정확하지 않은 neteisingas nepareizs; kļūdains tidak betul onjuist uriktig, galt niepoprawny, nieprawidłowy غلط incorrecto incorect неправильный nesprávny nepravilen netačan oriktig, felaktig ซึ่งไม่ถูกต้อง yanlış, hatalı 不正確的 неправильний, неточний غلط sai 不正确的
2. (of behaviour etc) not acceptable; wrong. verkeerd خاطئ، غَيْر مَضْبوط грешен incorreto nepřijatelný ungehörig ukorrekt απρεπής, απαράδεκτος incorrecto sündmatu نامناسب sopimaton incorrect לא יָאֶה गलत nedoličan, nepriličan nem tisztességes salah óviðeigandi scorretto 適当でない 타당하지 않은 netinkamas nekorekts salah verkeerd uakseptabel, gal niestosowny نا مناسب incorrecto incorect некорректный neprijateľný nespodoben neprihvatljiv inkorrekt ซึ่งไม่เหมาะสม yakışıksız, yersiz 不當的,錯誤的 некоректний غیر مناسب không chấp nhận được 不妥当的,错误的
ˌincorˈrectness noun verkeerdheid خَـطَـأ، عَدَم صِحَّـه непремливост incorreção nesprávnost die Fehlerhaftigkeit ukorrekthed απρέπεια incorrección vigasus اشتباه sopimattomuus incorrection אִי-דִיוּק अशुद्धता netočnost, nekorektnost téves volta vminek kesalahan villa; ókurteisi scorrettezza 不正確 부정확 neteisingumas, netinkamumas nepareizība; nekorektums kesalahan onjuistheid uriktighet nieprawidłowość اشتباه incorrecção incorectitudine неправильность; некорректность nesprávnosť nepravilnost neprihvatljivost oriktighet, felaktighet ความไม่ถูกต้อง yanlışlık, hata 不正確 некоректність نادرستی sự sai 不正确
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