happening vs reversal

reversal vs happening

happening and reversal both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
happening	Yes	No	No	No
reversal	Yes	No	No	No

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

happening: an event that happens
reversal: an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

Other hyponyms of happening include accompaniment, attendant, co-occurrence, concomitant, avalanche, experience, trouble, treat, miracle, marvel, wonder, thing, episode, contingence, contingency, eventuality, beginning, conclusion, ending, finish, one-off, periodic event, recurrent event, alteration, change, modification, computer error, error, accident, chance event, fortuity, stroke, fire, incident, discharge, case, example, instance, motion, movement, failure, success, appearance, destiny, fate, disappearance, disappearance, contact, impinging, striking, finish, collapse, break, interruption, sound, union, news event, flash, convergence, juncture, occasion, burst, flare-up, outburst, eruption, irruption, outbreak, black eye, blow, reverse, setback, bonanza, boom, bunce, godsend, gold rush, gravy, manna from heaven, windfall, collapse, crash, supervention.

happening (noun)	reversal (noun)
an event that happens	a change from one state to the opposite state
	the act of reversing the order or place of
	turning in the opposite direction
	a major change in attitude or principle or point of view
	a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect and should be set aside
	a decision to reverse an earlier decision
	turning in an opposite direction or position
	an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

Difference between happening and reversal

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