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correction vs redress

redress vs correction

correction and redress both are nouns.

correction is not a verb while redress is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
correction Yes No No No
redress Yes No Yes No
As nouns, redress is a hyponym of correction; that is, redress is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than correction:
  • correction: the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
  • redress: act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
Other hyponyms of correction include remediation, remedy, retribution, compensation, recompense, amendment, emendation.
correction (noun) redress (noun)
the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
treatment of a specific defect a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
the act of disciplining
a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases
a rebuke for making a mistake
something substituted for an error
a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure
correction (verb) redress (verb)
make reparations or amends for
Difference between correction and redress

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