stupidity vs fault

fault vs stupidity

stupidity and fault both are nouns.

stupidity is not a verb while fault is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stupidity	Yes	No	No	No
fault	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, fault is a hypernym of stupidity; that is, fault is a word with a broader meaning than stupidity:

stupidity: a stupid mistake
fault: a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

Other hypernyms of stupidity include error, mistake.

stupidity (noun)	fault (noun)
a stupid mistake	a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience	(sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)
	the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
	responsibility for a bad situation or event
	(electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)
	(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
	an imperfection in an object or machine

stupidity (verb)	fault (verb)
	put or pin the blame on

Difference between stupidity and fault

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