deferral vs abeyance
abeyance vs deferraldeferral and abeyance both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| deferral | Yes | No | No | No |
| abeyance | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
abeyance is a hypernym of
deferral; that is, abeyance is a
word with a broader meaning than deferral:
- deferral: a state of abeyance or suspended business
- abeyance: temporary cessation or suspension
Other hypernyms of deferral include
suspension.
| deferral (noun) | abeyance (noun) |
|---|---|
| act of putting off to a future time | temporary cessation or suspension |
| a state of abeyance or suspended business |
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