misestimation vs fault

fault vs misestimation

misestimation and fault both are nouns.

misestimation is not a verb while fault is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
misestimation	Yes	No	No	No
fault	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, fault is a hypernym of misestimation; that is, fault is a word with a broader meaning than misestimation:

misestimation: a mistake in calculating
fault: a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

Other hypernyms of misestimation include error, mistake.

misestimation (noun)	fault (noun)
a mistake in calculating	a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
	(sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)
	the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
	responsibility for a bad situation or event
	(electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)
	(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
	an imperfection in an object or machine

misestimation (verb)	fault (verb)
	put or pin the blame on

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