achievement vs record

record vs achievement

achievement and record both are nouns.

achievement is not a verb while record is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
achievement	Yes	No	No	No
record	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, record is a hyponym of achievement; that is, record is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than achievement:

achievement: the action of accomplishing something
record: the sum of recognized accomplishments

Other hyponyms of achievement include beachhead, foothold, cakewalk, effort, exploit, feat, masterpiece, masterstroke, credit, performance, track record, accomplished fact, fait accompli, going, sledding, arrival, reaching, close call, close shave, narrow escape, squeak, squeaker, attainment, freeing, liberation, release, base on balls, pass, walk, haymaking, face saver, face saving, enlisting, recruitment, smooth.

achievement (noun)	record (noun)
the action of accomplishing something	an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport)
	the sum of recognized accomplishments
	sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
	a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted
	a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone
	anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
	a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction
	the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had

achievement (verb)	record (verb)
	make a record of; set down in permanent form
	register electronically
	indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
	be aware of

Difference between achievement and record

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