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Incorrect vs Misproportioned - What's the difference?

incorrect | misproportioned |

As adjectives the difference between incorrect and misproportioned

is that incorrect is not correct; erroneous or wrong while misproportioned is having incorrect or distorted proportions.

As a verb misproportioned is

past tense of misproportion.

incorrect

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not correct; erroneous or wrong.
  • * He gave an incorrect answer to a simple question
  • Faulty or defective.
  • * The PC crashed due to incorrect programming
  • Inappropriate or improper.
  • * He was sacked because of his incorrect behaviour towards his secretary

    • Antonyms

    * correct * right * proper

    Derived terms

    * incorrectly * incorrectness

    misproportioned

    English

    Etymology 1

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having incorrect or distorted proportions.

    • Etymology 2

    See (misproportion) (verb)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (misproportion)