inclination vs disfavour

disfavour vs inclination

inclination and disfavour both are nouns.

inclination is not a verb while disfavour is a verb.

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

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

inclination: an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
disfavour: 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, disapproval, disfavor, dislike, partiality, partisanship, impartiality, nonpartisanship, dogmatism.

inclination (noun)	disfavour (noun)
the act of inclining; bending forward	an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect	the state of being out of favor
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
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

inclination (verb)	disfavour (verb)
	put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm

Difference between inclination and disfavour

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.