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The gap between what you said and what was true, measured in regret.
means Not in agreement with fact, standard, or the correct answer—simply wrong.
from From Latin incorrectus, literally not corrected—stitched from in- (not) and corrigere (to set straight).
Original senseOnce meant unfixed, not merely mistaken.
PolitelyOften softens the blunter word: wrong.
Companion phrasePolitically incorrect borrowed it for taboo, not error.