inclination vs disapproval

disapproval vs inclination

inclination and disapproval both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
inclination	Yes	No	No	No
disapproval	Yes	No	No	No

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

inclination: an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
disapproval: an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group

Other hyponyms of inclination include direction, drift, movement, trend, Call, denominationalism, devices, sympathy, understanding, favoritism, favouritism, leaning, proclivity, propensity, bent, set, literalism, perseveration, predisposition, favor, favour, disfavor, disfavour, dislike, partiality, partisanship, impartiality, nonpartisanship, dogmatism.

inclination (noun)	disapproval (noun)
the act of inclining; bending forward	the act of disapproving or condemning
a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect	an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical	the expression of disapproval
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others	a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing
that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking
(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
(geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)
(astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees

Difference between inclination and disapproval

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