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# erroneous

adjective (erroneous) (formal)

«erroneous» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(formal) Erroneous means wrong or containing a mistake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erroneous/#m1)

### In the lessons

Used in the stiff exam voice, in reports and news: «an erroneous answer», «erroneous belief». In science, an erroneous result is a measurement that went wrong. Everyday speech would just say «wrong» or «mistaken».

### Examples

- The report contained erroneous information. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erroneous/#x1)
- His answer was erroneous because he added instead of subtracting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erroneous/#x2)
- It is an erroneous belief that goldfish forget everything in three seconds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erroneous/#x3)
- Cross out any erroneous results in your table. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erroneous/#x4)
- The newspaper corrected its erroneous headline. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erroneous/#x5)
- An erroneous reading can come from a broken thermometer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erroneous/#x6)

### Note

Formal word; say «wrong» in everyday talk. Pronounced «ih-ROH-nee-us». Related: error. In maths problems, «identify the erroneous step» means find the mistake.

## In Jewish tradition

Used in the stiff exam voice, in reports and news: «an erroneous answer», «erroneous belief». In science, an erroneous result is a measurement that went wrong. Everyday speech would just say «wrong» or «mistaken».

### Examples

- Again, I have to add that I have not only endeavored to correct a great many mistakes and erroneous ideas of my predecessors, but I have also endeavored to give more complete annotations. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/erroneous/#x1)

### Note

Formal word; say «wrong» in everyday talk. Pronounced «ih-ROH-nee-us». Related: error. In maths problems, «identify the erroneous step» means find the mistake.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «erroneous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erroneous/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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