Maffia vs mob
mob vs MaffiaMaffia and mob both are nouns.
Maffia is not a verb while mob is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maffia | Yes | No | No | No |
| mob | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
mob is a hypernym of
Maffia; that is, mob is a
word with a broader meaning than Maffia:
- Maffia: a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia
- mob: a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
| Maffia (noun) | mob (noun) |
|---|---|
| a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia | a disorderly crowd of people |
| a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century | an association of criminals |
| a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities |
| Maffia (verb) | mob (verb) |
|---|---|
| press tightly together or cram |
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