CORRECTED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does corrected mean? • CORRECTED (adjective)
The adjective CORRECTED has 2 senses:
1. having something undesirable neutralized
2. punished for misbehavior
Familiarity information: CORRECTED used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CORRECTED (adjective)
Meaning:
Having something undesirable neutralized
Context example:
with glasses her corrected vision was 20:20
Similar:
aplanatic (free from or corrected for spherical aberration)
apochromatic (corrected for both chromatic and spherical aberration)
rectified (having been put right)
Antonym:
uncorrected (left faulty or wrong)
Meaning:
Punished for misbehavior
Synonyms:
chastised; corrected; disciplined
Context example:
the chastised child sat humbly in the corner
Similar:
punished (subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience))
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