indication vs manifestation

manifestation vs indication

indication and manifestation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
indication	Yes	No	No	No
manifestation	Yes	No	No	No

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

indication: something that serves to indicate or suggest
manifestation: a manifest indication of the existence or presence or nature of some person or thing

Other hyponyms of indication include gesture, evidence, shadow, tincture, trace, vestige, symptom, signalisation, signalization, pointing out, mark, print, glimpse, forerunner, harbinger, herald, precursor, predecessor, clue, hint, smoke.

indication (noun)	manifestation (noun)
a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument	a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature)
something that serves to indicate or suggest	a manifest indication of the existence or presence or nature of some person or thing
the act of indicating or pointing out by name	expression without words
(medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure	a clear appearance
something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary	an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit)

Difference between indication and manifestation

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