kvetch vs report

report vs kvetch

kvetch and report both are nouns.

kvetch and report both are verbs.

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

As verbs, report is a hyponym of kvetch; that is, report is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than kvetch:

kvetch: express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
report: complain about; make a charge against

Other hyponyms of kvetch include hen-peck, nag, peck, backbite, bitch, grizzle, whine, yammer, yawp, croak, gnarl, grumble, murmur, mutter, grouch, grumble, scold, protest, repine, beef, bellyache, bitch, crab, gripe, grouse, holler, squawk, inveigh, rail, bemoan, bewail, deplore, lament, bleat.

kvetch (noun)	report (noun)
(Yiddish) a nagging complaint	the general estimation that the public has for a person
(Yiddish) a constant complainer	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)

kvetch (verb)	report (verb)
express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness	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 kvetch and report

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