habituation vs adjustment

adjustment vs habituation

habituation and adjustment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
habituation	Yes	No	No	No
adjustment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, adjustment is a hypernym of habituation; that is, adjustment is a word with a broader meaning than habituation:

habituation: a general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions
adjustment: making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances

Other hypernyms of habituation include accommodation, fitting.

habituation (noun)	adjustment (noun)
a general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions	the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)	the act of adjusting something to match a standard
	making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
	an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
	the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)

Difference between habituation and adjustment

Words related to "habituation"

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