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boo-boo vs mistake

mistake vs boo-boo

boo-boo and mistake both are nouns.

boo-boo is not a verb while mistake is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
boo-boo Yes No No No
mistake Yes No Yes No
As nouns, mistake is a hypernym of boo-boo; that is, mistake is a word with a broader meaning than boo-boo:
  • boo-boo: an embarrassing mistake
  • mistake: a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
Other hypernyms of boo-boo include error, fault.
boo-boo (noun) mistake (noun)
an embarrassing mistake a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
an understanding of something that is not correct
part of a statement that is not correct
boo-boo (verb) mistake (verb)
to make a mistake or be incorrect
identify incorrectly
Difference between boo-boo and mistake

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