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incorrectness
[in-kuh-rekt] 
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incorrectness
[in-kuh-rekt]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fault |
| Synonyms: | blunder, error, inaccuracy, mistake |
| Main Entry: | inaccuracy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | error, erroneousness |
| Synonyms: | blunder, corrigendum, deception, defect, erratum, exaggeration, fault, howler, imprecision, incorrectness, inexactness, miscalculation, mistake, slip*, solecism, typo, unfaithfulness, unreliability, wrong |
| Antonyms: | accuracy, correctness, right |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | erroneousness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fallacy |
| Synonyms: | error, falsehood, falseness, falsity, inaccuracy, incorrectness, misconception, misinterpretation, misunderstanding, untruth |
| Main Entry: | false impression |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | misunderstanding |
| Synonyms: | error, fallacy, falsehood, falseness, falsity, inaccuracy, incorrectness, misconception, misinterpretation, mistake, mix-up, untruth |
| Main Entry: | falseness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fallacy |
| Synonyms: | erroneousness, error, falsehood, falsity, inaccuracy, incorrectness, misconception, misinterpretation, misunderstanding, untruth, untruthfulness |
| Notes: | a falsehood is a false statement, a lie, or untruth; falseness is the state of being false or untrue |
| Main Entry: | improperness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | impropriety |
| Synonyms: | barbarism, blunder, faux pas, gaffe, gaucherie, goof, immodesty, impudence, inappropriateness, incongruity, incorrectness, indecency, indecorum, inelegance, rudeness, slip*, solecism, unbecomingness, unfitness, unseemliness, unsuitability, unsuitableness, vulgarism, vulgarity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | impudency |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | impudence |
| Synonyms: | assumption, audaciousness, audacity, barbarism, blunder, boldness, brashness, brazenness, cheek, cheekiness, chutzpah, discourtesy, disrespect, effrontery, face, familiarity, faux pas, forwardness, gaffe, gall, gaucherie, goof, immodesty, impertinence, incivility, incongruity, incorrectness, indecency, indecorum, inelegance, insolence, nerve, nerviness, overconfidence, pertness, presumptuousness, pushiness, rudeness, sassiness, sauciness, slip*, solecism, unseemliness, unsuitability, vulgarism, vulgarity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | inappropriateness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | impropriety |
| Synonyms: | barbarism, blunder, faux pas, gaffe, gaucherie, goof, immodesty, improperness, impudence, incongruity, incorrectness, indecency, indecorum, inelegance, rudeness, slip*, solecism, unbecomingness, unfitness, unseemliness, unsuitability, unsuitableness, vulgarism, vulgarity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | indecorum |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | impropriety |
| Synonyms: | barbarism, blunder, faux pas, gaffe, gaucherie, goof, immodesty, impudence, incongruity, incorrectness, indecency, indelicacy, inelegance, rudeness, slip*, solecism, unseemliness, unsuitability, vulgarism, vulgarity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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