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stain vs error

error vs stain

stain and error both are nouns.

stain is a verb but error is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stain Yes No Yes No
error Yes No No No
As nouns, error is a hypernym of stain; that is, error is a word with a broader meaning than stain:
  • stain: an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
  • error: a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
Other hypernyms of stain include fault, mistake.
stain (noun) error (noun)
an act that brings discredit to the person who does it a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
a soiled or discolored appearance (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed
a symbol of disgrace or infamy inadvertent incorrectness
anything regarded as making something unclean departure from what is ethically acceptable
(microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible 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
stain (verb) error (verb)
produce or leave stains
color with a liquid dye or tint
color for microscopic study
make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
Difference between stain and error

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