modification vs sublimation

sublimation vs modification

modification and sublimation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
modification	Yes	No	No	No
sublimation	Yes	No	No	No

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

modification: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
sublimation: (psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable

Other hyponyms of modification include acceleration, deceleration, retardation, slowing, avulsion, break, mutation, surprise, birth, nascence, nascency, nativity, breakup, detachment, separation, vagary, fluctuation, variation, conversion, death, decease, expiry, decrease, drop-off, lessening, destabilization, increase, easing, moderation, relief, deformation, transition, shift, transformation, transmutation, scintillation, sparkling, twinkle, play, shimmer, transmutation, damage, harm, impairment, development, revolution, chromosomal mutation, genetic mutation, mutation, sex change, loss of consciousness.

modification (noun)	sublimation (noun)
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)	(psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable
slightly modified copy; not an exact copy	(chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase

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