encouragement vs promotion

promotion vs encouragement

encouragement and promotion both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
encouragement	Yes	No	No	No
promotion	Yes	No	No	No

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

encouragement: the expression of approval and support
promotion: encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something

Other hyponyms of encouragement include abetment, abettal, instigation, cheering, shouting, advancement, furtherance, fosterage, fostering, goad, goading, prod, prodding, spur, spurring, urging, incitement, provocation, vote of confidence.

encouragement (noun)	promotion (noun)
the act of giving hope or support to someone	act of raising in rank or position
the expression of approval and support	the advancement of some enterprise
the feeling of being encouraged	a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution
	encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something

Difference between encouragement and promotion

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