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offside vs error

error vs offside

offside and error both are nouns.

offside is an adjective but error is not an adjective.

offside is an adverb but error is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
offside Yes Yes No Yes
error Yes No No No
As nouns, error is a hypernym of offside; that is, error is a word with a broader meaning than offside:
  • offside: (sport) the mistake of occupying an illegal position on the playing field (in football, soccer, ice hockey, field hockey, etc.)
  • error: a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
Other hypernyms of offside include fault, mistake.
offside (noun) error (noun)
(sport) the mistake of occupying an illegal position on the playing field (in football, soccer, ice hockey, field hockey, etc.) a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
(baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed
inadvertent incorrectness
departure from what is ethically acceptable
a misconception resulting from incorrect information
part of a statement that is not correct
(computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer
offside (adjective) error (adjective)
illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or ahead of the ball or puck
offside (adverb) error (adverb)
illegally in advance of the ball or puck
Difference between offside and error

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