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mistake vs misprint

misprint vs mistake

mistake and misprint both are nouns.

mistake and misprint both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mistake Yes No Yes No
misprint Yes No Yes No
As nouns, misprint is a hyponym of mistake; that is, misprint is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mistake:
  • mistake: part of a statement that is not correct
  • misprint: a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
Other hyponyms of mistake include corrigendum, erratum, literal, literal error, typo, typographical error.
mistake (noun) misprint (noun)
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
an understanding of something that is not correct
part of a statement that is not correct
mistake (verb) misprint (verb)
to make a mistake or be incorrect print incorrectly
identify incorrectly
Difference between mistake and misprint

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