perseveration vs inclination

inclination vs perseveration

perseveration and inclination both are nouns.

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

As nouns, inclination is a hypernym of perseveration; that is, inclination is a word with a broader meaning than perseveration:

perseveration: the tendency for a memory or idea to persist or recur without any apparent stimulus for it
inclination: an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others

Other hypernyms of perseveration include disposition, tendency.

perseveration (noun)	inclination (noun)
the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior	the act of inclining; bending forward
the tendency for a memory or idea to persist or recur without any apparent stimulus for it	a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect
	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

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