Definition

The quality or state of being wrong or incorrect.

Example

The erroneousness of the report led to confusion among the team members.

Conversation

I found a few mistakes in my report yesterday.

Oh no! What kind of mistakes?

They were mostly due to the erroneousness of the data I used.

That’s frustrating! It's always tough when that happens.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Erroneousness → It is formed from "erroneous" (from Latin "erroneus", meaning wandering or straying) and the suffix "-ness" (meaning the state or quality of). The word "erroneousness" refers to the state of being incorrect or mistaken.

Memory Tip

Think of 'wandering' or 'straying' from the truth when you hear 'erroneous' — and '-ness' indicates a state, so 'erroneousness' means the state of being incorrect.

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