incorrectness
State of error
Incorrectness is the quality of being wrong or inaccurate: The incorrectness of his assumptions became clear.
The word often appears in discussions of language or behavior that violates norms—political incorrectness being the deliberate flouting of progressive social conventions.
Wrong action or decision
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- misstepError in action or judgment
- slipMinor error or misstep
gaffe · miscalculation · misjudgment · lapse · faux pas · bungle · flub · botch
Lack of precision
- inexactnessLack of precision
- approximationNear but inexact value
- vaguenessAbsence of precision
- loosenessState of not tight
deviation · discrepancy · variance · divergence · inconsistency · unreliability · uncertainty · ambiguity
A false statement
- falsityState of being incorrect
- lieDeliberate falsehood
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
misinformation · disinformation · misrepresentation · distortion · falseness · wrongness · erroneousness · speciousness
Erroneous belief or understanding
- misbeliefFalse notion held true
- delusionStubbornly held false belief
- mythTraditional explanatory tale
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
misapprehension · misinterpretation · false assumption · faulty reasoning · logical error · non sequitur · sophistry · invalidity
Inherent imperfection or fault
- faultImperfection or blame
- imperfectionFault or shortcoming
- shortcomingA fault or weakness
- weaknessDeficiency in force
deficiency · inadequacy · bug · glitch · irregularity · aberration · deviation · malformation
mistake
Wrong action or decision
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- misstepError in action or judgment
slip · gaffe · miscalculation · misjudgment · lapse · faux pas · bungle · flub · botch · goof
inaccuracy
Lack of precision
- inexactnessLack of precision
- approximationNear but inexact value
- vaguenessAbsence of precision
looseness · deviation · discrepancy · variance · divergence · inconsistency · unreliability · uncertainty · ambiguity · fuzziness
untruth
A false statement
- falsityState of being incorrect
- lieDeliberate falsehood
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
deception · misinformation · disinformation · misrepresentation · distortion · falseness · wrongness · erroneousness · speciousness · spuriousness
misconception
Erroneous belief or understanding
illusion · misapprehension · misinterpretation · false assumption · faulty reasoning · logical error · non sequitur · sophistry · invalidity · unsoundness
defect
Inherent imperfection or fault
- faultImperfection or blame
- imperfectionFault or shortcoming
- shortcomingA fault or weakness
weakness · deficiency · inadequacy · bug · glitch · irregularity · aberration · deviation · malformation · deformity
- wrongswrong, wrongdoing, misdeed, mistake, error
- language errorsspelling error, spelling mistake, typo, misspelling, syntax error
incorrectnesspropriety
Correctness of conduct
appropriateness · correctness · properness · seemliness · decorum
incorrectnessrelevance
State of mattering here
relevancy · aptness · applicability · pertinence · appositeness
correct, incorrect, correctly, correction, corrected, correcting, correctness, incorrectly, corrective