/ ˌɪnkəˈrekt; NAmE / adjective
1.
not accurate or true :
incorrect information / spelling
His version of what happened is incorrect.
2.
speaking or behaving in a way that does not follow the accepted standards or rules
—see also politically correct
OPP correct
► in·cor·rect·ly adverb :
an incorrectly addressed letter
► in·cor·rect·ness noun [ U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin incorrectus , from in- not + correctus made straight, amended (from the verb corrigere , from cor- together + regere guide). Originally in the general sense uncorrected , the word was later applied specifically to a book containing many errors because it had not been corrected for the press; hence sense 2 (late 17th cent.).