✅ Party refers to a group of people with a shared political agenda or goal (He's a member of the ruling party).

✅ Faction refers to a smaller, often dissenting group within a larger organization (A faction within the party opposed the new bill).

✅ Both terms involve groups of people with shared interests, often political.

✅ Party is a larger, formal organization, while faction is a smaller, often more rebellious group (The political party met to discuss policy; A faction of the company did not support the decision to hire a new CEO).

✅ Sorry means feeling regret or sorrow for something that has been done (I'm sorry for being late).

✅ Penitent refers to feeling or expressing deep remorse, often in a moral or religious context (The penitent monk confessed his sins).

✅ Both words involve feelings of regret or remorse.

✅ Sorry is frequently used in everyday situations, while penitent suggests something more serious or solemn and often involves a desire to correct the wrongdoing or seek forgiveness (The child was sorry for drawing on the wall; The penitent man begged the jury to consider his side of the story).

✅ Catastrophe refers to a severe disaster or event with extreme consequences (The hurricane was a catastrophe for the coastal towns, causing extensive damage to buildings).

✅ Debacle describes a complete failure, often embarrassing or chaotic (The product launch turned into a debacle when nothing worked).

✅ Both words describe major failures or disasters.

✅ While catastrophe often refers to natural or large-scale disasters, debacle is more commonly used for smaller-scale or human-made failures (The oil spill caused an environmental catastrophe, sickening many fish in the ocean; The meeting was a debacle because no one had prepared).