incorrectness

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noun

The characteristic of being incorrect.

Similar
wrongness
Opposite
correctness
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Meanings

nounincorrectness (countable and uncountable, plural incorrectnesses)

plural incorrectnesses

  1. countableuncountableThe characteristic of being incorrect.

    Synonyms: wrongness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe characteristic of being incorrect.

Similar
wrongness
Opposite
correctness

More synonyms by meaning

nounlack of conformity to social expectations

Opposite
correctness
Broader
improprietyimproperness

nounthe quality of not conforming to fact or truth

Similar
wrongness
Opposite
correctness
Broader
quality
Also see
inaccuracywrongness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From incorrect + -ness.

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Translations

French impropriété
  • impropriététhe condition of being incorrect
Italian improprietà, erroneità
  • improprietàthe condition of being incorrect
  • erroneitàthe condition of being incorrect
Latvian nepareizība, nepareizums
  • nepareizībathe condition of being incorrect
  • nepareizumsthe condition of being incorrect
Polish błędność
  • błędnośćthe condition of being incorrect
Portuguese incorreção
  • incorreçãothe condition of being incorrect
Russian неве́рность, непра́вильность
  • неве́рность (nevérnostʹ)the condition of being incorrect
  • непра́вильность (neprávilʹnostʹ)the condition of being incorrect
  • оши́бочность (ošíbočnostʹ)the condition of being incorrect
Thai วิบัติ
  • วิบัติ (wí-bàt)the condition of being incorrect
Cite this entry
APA

incorrectness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incorrectness

MLA

“incorrectness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incorrectness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “incorrectness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incorrectness.

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