encounter vs connection

connection vs encounter

encounter and connection both are nouns.

encounter is a verb but connection is not a verb.

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

As nouns, connection is a hypernym of encounter; that is, connection is a word with a broader meaning than encounter:

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

Other hypernyms of encounter include connexion, joining.

encounter (noun)	connection (noun)
a minor short-term fight	the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
a casual meeting with a person or thing	shifting from one form of transportation to another
a hostile disagreement face-to-face	an instrumentality that connects
a casual or unexpected convergence	the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
	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

encounter (verb)	connection (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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