disposition vs sympathy

sympathy vs disposition

disposition and sympathy both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
disposition	Yes	No	No	No
sympathy	Yes	No	No	No

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

disposition: an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
sympathy: an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion

Other hyponyms of disposition include direction, drift, movement, trend, Call, denominationalism, devices, understanding, favoritism, favouritism, leaning, proclivity, propensity, bent, set, literalism, perseveration, predisposition, favor, favour, disapproval, disfavor, disfavour, dislike, partiality, partisanship, impartiality, nonpartisanship, dogmatism.

disposition (noun)	sympathy (noun)
the act or means of getting rid of something	an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
your usual mood	sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)
a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing	a relation of affinity or harmony between people; whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others

Difference between disposition and sympathy

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