INCORRECT - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Adjective
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
Example: an incorrect calculation; the report in the paper is wrong; your information is wrong; the clock showed the wrong time; found themselves on the wrong road; based on the wrong assumptions
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Adjective
(of a word or expression) not agreeing with grammatical principles
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🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "incorrect" was borrowed from Middle French incorrect.
🧩 Fun Fact
For 300 years after 1066, French was the language of English courts and nobility.