adjective
- containing or based on error; incorrect or mistaken
Examples
- The newspaper published an erroneous report about the election results.
- His erroneous assumption led to the wrong conclusion.
- The teacher corrected the student’s erroneous answer.
- The company issued a statement to clarify the erroneous information.
- It would be erroneous to assume that all teenagers are irresponsible.
- The erroneous data caused problems with the research study.