diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/string/left-trim-n/README.md b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/string/left-trim-n/README.md
index 976f59afe1a..28266c566cf 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/string/left-trim-n/README.md
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/string/left-trim-n/README.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 # ltrimN
 
-> Trim `n` characters from the end of a string.
+> Trim `n` characters from the beginning of a string.
 
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