anecdote vs report

report vs anecdote

anecdote and report both are nouns.

anecdote is not a verb while report is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
anecdote	Yes	No	No	No
report	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, report is a hypernym of anecdote; that is, report is a word with a broader meaning than anecdote:

anecdote: short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
report: the act of informing by verbal report

Other hypernyms of anecdote include account.

anecdote (noun)	report (noun)
short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)	the general estimation that the public has for a person
	a short account of the news
	the act of informing by verbal report
	an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
	a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
	a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment
	a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing)

anecdote (verb)	report (verb)
	to give an account or representation of in words
	make known to the authorities
	complain about; make a charge against
	announce one's presence
	announce as the result of an investigation or experience or finding
	be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism

Difference between anecdote and report

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