generation gap vs gap

gap vs generation gap

generation gap and gap both are nouns.

generation gap is not a verb while gap is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
generation gap	Yes	No	No	No
gap	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, gap is a hypernym of generation gap; that is, gap is a word with a broader meaning than generation gap:

generation gap: a difference between the views of young people and their parents
gap: a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations

generation gap (noun)	gap (noun)
a difference between the views of young people and their parents	an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
	a narrow opening
	a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
	a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations
	an open or empty space in or between things
	a pass between mountain peaks; geomorphological term for the lowest point on a mountain ridge between two peaks

generation gap (verb)	gap (verb)
	make an opening or gap in

Difference between generation gap and gap

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