correction
English Thesaurus
1. the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | improvement, |
| definition | : | the act of improving something (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | retribution, |
| definition | : | the act of correcting for your wrongdoing (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | amendment, |
| definition | : | the act of amending or correcting (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | emendation, |
| definition | : | a correction by emending; a correction resulting from critical editing (noun.act) |
2. treatment of a specific defect (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | therapy, |
| definition | : | (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | fusion, spinal fusion, |
| definition | : | correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebrae; usually done surgically but sometimes done by traction or immobilization (noun.act) |
3. the act of punishing (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | spanking, |
| definition | : | the act of slapping on the buttocks (noun.act) |
4. a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | dip, drop, fall, free fall, |
| definition | : | a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity (noun.attribute) |
5. something substituted for an error (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | editing, redaction, |
| definition | : | putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | erasure, |
| definition | : | a correction made by erasing (noun.communication) |
6. a rebuke for making a mistake (noun.communication)
7. a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure (noun.quantity)
8. the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right (noun.act)
| derivation | : | reclaim, rectify, reform, regenerate, |
| definition | : | bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | correctional, |
| definition | : | concerned with or providing correction (adj.all) |
9. the act of punishing (noun.act)
| derivation | : | correctional, |
| definition | : | concerned with or providing correction (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | disciplinary, |
| definition | : | relating to discipline in behavior (adj.pert) |
10. a rebuke for making a mistake (noun.communication)
11. the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right (noun.act)
| derivation | : | reclaim, rectify, reform, regenerate, |
| definition | : | bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | correctional, |
| definition | : | concerned with or providing correction (adj.all) |
12. the act of punishing (noun.act)
| derivation | : | correctional, |
| definition | : | concerned with or providing correction (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | disciplinary, |
| definition | : | relating to discipline in behavior (adj.pert) |
13. a rebuke for making a mistake (noun.communication)
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