disapproval vs inclination

inclination vs disapproval

disapproval and inclination both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
disapproval	Yes	No	No	No
inclination	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, inclination is a hypernym of disapproval; that is, inclination is a word with a broader meaning than disapproval:

disapproval: an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
inclination: an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others

Other hypernyms of disapproval include disposition, tendency.

disapproval (noun)	inclination (noun)
the act of disapproving or condemning	the act of inclining; bending forward
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group	a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect
the expression of disapproval	the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing	an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
	that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking
	(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
	(geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)
	(astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees

Difference between disapproval and inclination

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