Correct vs Miscorrect - What's the difference?
correct | miscorrect |
Free from error; true; the state of having an affirmed truth.
With good manners; well behaved; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour.
To make something that was not valid become right. To remove error.
(by extension) To grade (examination papers).
To inform (someone) of the latter's error.
To correct erroneously; to make a mistake in attempting to correct another mistake.
As verbs the difference between correct and miscorrect
is that correct is to make something that was not valid become right to remove error while miscorrect is to correct erroneously; to make a mistake in attempting to correct another mistake.As an adjective correct
is free from error; true; the state of having an affirmed truth.correct
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Synonyms
* (with good manners) well-mannered, well behavedAntonyms
* (without error) incorrect, inaccurate * (with good manners) uncouthDerived terms
* anatomically correct * correctly * hypercorrect * incorrectVerb
(en verb)- He corrected the position of the book on the mantle.
- It's rude to correct your parents.
Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* correctable * correction * uncorrectableExternal links
* * * 1000 English basic words ----miscorrect
English
Verb
(en verb)- A proofreader that does not know foreign languages is likely to miscorrect Latin words.
References
* “miscorrect]” in [[Wiktionary:Webster, Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary], Noah Webster, 1828. * , published 1913 by C. & G. Merriam Co.