inaccurate information

collocation in English

meaningsofinaccurateandinformation

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inaccurate
adjective
uk
/ɪnˈæk.jə.rət/us
/ɪnˈæk.jɚ.ət/
not completely correct or exact, or not able to do something correctly ...
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information
noun[U]
uk
/ˌɪn.fəˈmeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɪn.fɚˈmeɪ.ʃən/
facts about a situation, person, ...
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(Definition ofinaccurateandinformationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinaccurate information

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As a consequence of these biases, the individual must sometimes function with outdated orinaccurateinformation.
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They can be specified as abstract or concrete to distinguish between accurate andinaccurateinformation.
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Obviously,inaccurateinformationaffects valuation.
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I merely gotinaccurateinformation.
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In addition, when referring to the 'real world', we usually deal withinaccurateinformationwhich is not definitely believed.
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It would merely beinaccurateinformation.
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Departmental officials sometimes provideinaccurateinformation.
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It is always wrong to posterinaccurateinformation.
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People do not want to giveinaccurateinformation.
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That is yet moreinaccurateinformationfrom the party opposite.
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Inaccurateinformationin reports has created difficult situations.
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Inaccurateinformationin systems can cause awful and difficult problems.
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He has been supplied by somebody withinaccurateinformation.
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The possibility exists that a patient's decision has been made oninaccurateinformationor misinterpretation of data through inadequate understanding of medical jargon.
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Disappointingly, chapters 2-5 are also riddled withinaccurateinformation, unsubstantiated claims and a clear lack of knowledge of published literature in the field.
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Should we, moreover, understand the 'information' that the agent is in a position to grasp at a given time to excludeinaccurateinformation?
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We are worried that individuals will not be able to correctinaccurateinformation.
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I have been struck by how many are based oninaccurateinformation.
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Inaccurateinformationcan be spread around and by electronic means it can be spread very fast.
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People should know to whom suchinaccurateinformationhas been supplied.
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It was almost by sheer chance that theinaccurateinformationwas discovered.
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We have heard instances of people being the subject ofinaccurateinformationwhen applying for mortgages.
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This statement must have been made uponinaccurateinformationsupplied to him.
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It was established hurriedly and incompetently, and on fairlyinaccurateinformation, to subsidise state spending.
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Many householders do not complete the registration forms, and many who do so giveinaccurateinformation.
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