guess incorrectly

Frequency: 6.15.9 per million words

To guess the wrong answer.

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Examples (10)

  • He guessed incorrectly on the final question and lost the game show.
  • The meteorologist guessed incorrectly about the amount of rainfall we would get.
  • I guessed incorrectly when I thought she was angry; she was just tired.
  • Early scientists often guessed incorrectly about the nature of the universe.
  • If you guess incorrectly too many times, you will be locked out of your account.
  • She might have guessed incorrectly about his true intentions.
  • People often guess incorrectly how long a task will actually take.
  • The student was penalized because he guessed incorrectly on a multiple-choice question.
  • Don't worry, even if you guess incorrectly, you can always try again.
  • I've guessed incorrectly on every single password attempt so far.