remedy vs correction

correction vs remedy

remedy and correction both are nouns.

remedy is a verb but correction is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
remedy	Yes	No	Yes	No
correction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, correction is a hypernym of remedy; that is, correction is a word with a broader meaning than remedy:

remedy: act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
correction: the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right

Other hypernyms of remedy include rectification.

remedy (noun)	correction (noun)
act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil	the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain	treatment of a specific defect
	the act of disciplining
	a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases
	a rebuke for making a mistake
	something substituted for an error
	a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure

remedy (verb)	correction (verb)
provide relief for
set straight or right

Difference between remedy and correction

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