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absence vs seizure

seizure vs absence

absence and seizure both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
absence Yes No No No
seizure Yes No No No
As nouns, seizure is a hypernym of absence; that is, seizure is a word with a broader meaning than absence:
  • absence: the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy
  • seizure: a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease
Other hypernyms of absence include ictus, raptus.
absence (noun) seizure (noun)
failure to be present the taking possession of something by legal process
the state of being absent the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy the act of taking of a person by force
the time interval during which something or somebody is away a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease
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