acceptance vs state of affairs

state of affairs vs acceptance

acceptance and state of affairs both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
acceptance	Yes	No	No	No
state of affairs	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, state of affairs is a hypernym of acceptance; that is, state of affairs is a word with a broader meaning than acceptance:

acceptance: the state of being acceptable and accepted
state of affairs: the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time

Other hypernyms of acceptance include situation.

acceptance (noun)	state of affairs (noun)
the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception	the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
the act of taking something that is offered
a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations
the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
(contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)
a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank
the state of being acceptable and accepted

Difference between acceptance and state of affairs

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