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Words related to correction

Related / Similar Words: rectification, discipline, chastening, chastisement, fudge factor

Definition:

the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right;

treatment of a specific defect; "the correction of his vision with eye glasses";

the act of punishing; "the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received";

a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases; "market runups are invariably followed by a correction";

something substituted for an error;

a rebuke for making a mistake;

a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure;

Hyponyms: redress, remedy, remediation, retribution, recompense, compensation, amendment, emendation, fusion, spinal fusion, spanking, erasure

Derivational Morphology: reform, reclaim, regenerate, rectify, correct, right, remediate, remedy, repair, amend, discipline, sort out, chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten

Anagrams: concretion, concentric, in concert

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