change of direction vs reversion

change of direction and reversion both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
change of direction	Yes	No	No	No
reversion	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, reversion is a hyponym of change of direction; that is, reversion is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than change of direction:

change of direction: the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented
reversion: turning in the opposite direction

Other hyponyms of change of direction include turn, reversal, reverse, turnabout, turnaround, change of course.

change of direction (noun)	reversion (noun)
the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented	a failure to maintain a higher state
	turning in the opposite direction
	returning to a former state
	(genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)
	a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
	(law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee)

change of direction vs reversion

change of direction and reversion both are nouns.

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