connection vs encounter

encounter vs connection

connection and encounter both are nouns.

connection is not a verb while encounter is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
connection	Yes	No	No	No
encounter	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, encounter is a hyponym of connection; that is, encounter is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than connection:

connection: the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
encounter: a casual meeting with a person or thing

Other hyponyms of connection include hit, interconnection, intersection, approximation, bringing close together, concatenation, convergence, convergency, converging, coming upon, articulation, adjunction, junction, attachment, fastening.

connection (noun)	encounter (noun)
the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)	a minor short-term fight
shifting from one form of transportation to another	a casual meeting with a person or thing
an instrumentality that connects	a hostile disagreement face-to-face
the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination	a casual or unexpected convergence
a supplier (especially of narcotics)
(usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
a connecting shape
the state of being connected

connection (verb)	encounter (verb)
	contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
	come together
	come upon, as if by accident; meet with
	be beset by
	experience as a reaction

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