report vs comment

comment vs report

report and comment both are nouns.

report and comment both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
report	Yes	No	Yes	No
comment	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, comment is a hyponym of report; that is, comment is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than report:

report: the act of informing by verbal report
comment: a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people

Other hyponyms of report include summarisation, summarization, indirect discourse, direct discourse, direct quotation, megillah, debriefing, anecdote, narration, recital, yarn, gossip, scuttlebutt.

report (noun)	comment (noun)
the general estimation that the public has for a person	a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
a short account of the news	a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
the act of informing by verbal report	a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment
a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing)

report (verb)	comment (verb)
to give an account or representation of in words	make or write a comment on
make known to the authorities	provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases
complain about; make a charge against	explain or interpret something
announce one's presence
announce as the result of an investigation or experience or finding
be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism

Difference between report and comment

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