Entry Word: correction

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a change designed to correct or improve a written work <hereʼs your theme back with the corrections marked in blue>

Synonyms amendment, emendation

Related Words cut, deletion; addition, amplification, supplement; alteration, modification, revision; improvement, renovation; clarification, explanation, explication

2 suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense <received a severe correction after the third offense> — see punishment