deferral vs suspension

suspension vs deferral

deferral and suspension both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
deferral	Yes	No	No	No
suspension	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, suspension is a hypernym of deferral; that is, suspension is a word with a broader meaning than deferral:

deferral: a state of abeyance or suspended business
suspension: temporary cessation or suspension

Other hypernyms of deferral include abeyance.

deferral (noun)	suspension (noun)
act of putting off to a future time	the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
a state of abeyance or suspended business	a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc)
	a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle
	an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
	temporary cessation or suspension
	a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy
	a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

Difference between deferral and suspension

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