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recidivism vs reverting

reverting vs recidivism

recidivism and reverting both are nouns.

recidivism is not an adjective while reverting is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
recidivism Yes No No No
reverting Yes Yes No No
As nouns, reverting is a hypernym of recidivism; that is, reverting is a word with a broader meaning than recidivism:
  • recidivism: habitual relapse into crime
  • reverting: a failure to maintain a higher state
Other hypernyms of recidivism include backsliding, lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion.
recidivism (noun) reverting (noun)
habitual relapse into crime a failure to maintain a higher state
recidivism (adjective) reverting (adjective)
tending to return to an earlier state
Difference between recidivism and reverting

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