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incorrection

incorrection noun: a lack of correction or discipline.

Noun

incorrection (countable and uncountable, plural incorrections)

  1. A lack of correction or discipline.
  2. (countable, neologism) A false correction.
    Synonyms:
    paradiorthosis

Synonyms of incorrection

Forms of incorrection

pluralincorrections

Origin of incorrection

From in- + correction.

Questions about incorrection

What does incorrection mean?
Incorrection means a lack of correction or discipline.
What part of speech is incorrection?
Incorrection is a noun.
What is the plural of incorrection?
The plural of incorrection is incorrections.

Words near incorrection in the dictionary

  1. incorpses
  2. incorpsing
  3. incorr.
  4. incorrect
  5. incorrected
  6. incorrection
  7. incorrections
  8. incorrectly
  9. incorrectness
  10. incorrectnesses
  11. incorrects

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