WordCmp.com

botch vs error

error vs botch

botch and error both are nouns.

botch is a verb but error is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
botch Yes No Yes No
error Yes No No No
As nouns, error is a hypernym of botch; that is, error is a word with a broader meaning than botch:
  • botch: an embarrassing mistake
  • error: a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
Other hypernyms of botch include fault, mistake.
botch (noun) error (noun)
an embarrassing mistake a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
(baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed
inadvertent incorrectness
departure from what is ethically acceptable
a misconception resulting from incorrect information
part of a statement that is not correct
(computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer
botch (verb) error (verb)
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
Difference between botch and error

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.