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mystery story vs murder mystery

murder mystery vs mystery story

mystery story and murder mystery both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mystery story Yes No No No
murder mystery Yes No No No
As nouns, murder mystery is a hyponym of mystery story; that is, murder mystery is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mystery story:
  • mystery story: a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie
  • murder mystery: a narrative about a murder and how the murderer is discovered
Other hyponyms of mystery story include detective story.
mystery story (noun) murder mystery (noun)
a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie a narrative about a murder and how the murderer is discovered
Difference between mystery story and murder mystery

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