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erroneously

[ih-roh-nee-uhs-lee, e-roh-] / ɪˈroʊ ni əs li, ɛˈroʊ- /


ADVERB
mistakenly
Synonyms


ADVERB
unjustifiably
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
excusably justifiably




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Mr. Wright erroneously claims that Lincoln’s widely published 1862 letter to Greeley on the subject of emancipation marked “the first and only time a sitting US President has ever written a letter to the editor.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

ICDs can also cause what are known as inappropriate shocks - instances where the device is erroneously activated.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Johnson, he added, gets blamed for tampering with Social Security, with many people erroneously believing the president dipped into the program’s coffers.

From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026

“It just can’t be that they’re going to refuse to return someone who was erroneously deported.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

On the negative side, arts teachers are seen as separate “specialists,” which erroneously relieves the classroom teacher of any responsibility for incorporating the arts into the daily classroom experience.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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