recoil vs motion

recoil and motion both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
recoil	Yes	No	Yes	No
motion	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, motion is a hypernym of recoil; that is, motion is a word with a broader meaning than recoil:

recoil: a movement back from an impact
motion: a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

Other hypernyms of recoil include movement.

As nouns, motion is a hypernym of recoil; that is, motion is a word with a broader meaning than recoil:

recoil: the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
motion: a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

Other hypernyms of recoil include movement.

recoil (noun)	motion (noun)
a movement back from an impact	a change of position that does not entail a change of location
the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired	the act of changing location from one place to another
	the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
	a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
	a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
	an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
	a state of change

recoil (verb)	motion (verb)
spring back, as from a forceful thrust	show, express or direct through movement
draw back, as with fear or pain
spring back; spring away from an impact
come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect