When you fix a mistake, you make a correction, a change that rights a wrong. When you correct a misspelled word, you’ve made a correction. Well done! Correction also applies to punishment, which is another way to right a wrong.
The act of correcting, or making that right which was wrong; change for the better; amendment; rectification, as of an erroneous statement.
Noun
the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
Noun
treatment of a specific defect; "the correction of his vision with eye glasses"
Noun
the act of punishing; "the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received"
Noun
a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases; "market runups are invariably followed by a correction"
Noun
something substituted for an error
Noun
a rebuke for making a mistake
Noun
a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure
n.
The act of correcting, or making that right which was
wrong; change for the better; amendment; rectification, as of an
erroneous statement.
n.
The act of reproving or punishing, or that which is
intended to rectify or to cure faults; punishment; discipline;
chastisement.
n.
That which is substituted in the place of what is
wrong; an emendation; as, the corrections on a proof sheet should be
set in the margin.
n.
Abatement of noxious qualities; the counteraction of
what is inconvenient or hurtful in its effects; as, the correction of
acidity in the stomach.
n.
An allowance made for inaccuracy in an instrument; as,
chronometer correction; compass correction.
Correction
The due correction of swearing, rioting, neglect of God's word, and other scandalouss vices.2.
Correction and instruction must both work Ere this rude beast will profit.3.
The act of correcting, or making that right which was wrong; change for the better; amendment; rectification, as of an erroneous statement.
Usage Examples
Beauty is about perception, not about make-up. I think the beginning of all beauty is knowing and liking oneself. You can't put on make-up, or dress yourself, or do you hair with any sort of fun or joy if you're doing it from a position of correction.
The word of God is full of sad and grave counsel, full of the knowledge of God, of examples of virtues, and of correction of vices, of the end of this life, and of the life to come.
If we ask a vague question, such as, 'What is poetry?' we expect a vague answer, such as, 'Poetry is the music of words,' or 'Poetry is the linguistic correction of disorder.'
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Other Usage ExamplesA reform is a correction of abuses a revolution is a transfer of power.
The Epistle is a correction of profession without life, and most valuable in this respect.
Despite the encouraging and wonderful gains and the changes for women which have occurred in my lifetime, there is still room to advance and to promote correction of the remaining deficiencies and imbalances.
You can't allow the forces of political correction to shut you up. I mean, why are people afraid to say, 'Merry Christmas?' Give me a break. If people don't like it, yeah, they can go do something else.
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