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essay vs report

report vs essay

essay and report both are nouns.

essay and report both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
essay Yes No Yes No
report Yes No Yes No
As nouns, report is a hyponym of essay; that is, report is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than essay:
  • essay: an analytic or interpretive literary composition
  • report: an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
Other hyponyms of essay include composition, paper, theme, disquisition, memoir, thanatopsis.
essay (noun) report (noun)
a tentative attempt the general estimation that the public has for a person
an analytic or interpretive literary composition 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)
essay (verb) report (verb)
make an effort or attempt to give an account or representation of in words
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to 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 essay and report

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