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spoonfeeding vs teaching

teaching vs spoonfeeding

spoonfeeding and teaching both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
spoonfeeding Yes No No No
teaching Yes No No No
As nouns, teaching is a hypernym of spoonfeeding; that is, teaching is a word with a broader meaning than spoonfeeding:
  • spoonfeeding: teaching in an overly simplified way that discourages independent thought
  • teaching: the profession of a teacher
Other hypernyms of spoonfeeding include instruction, pedagogy.
spoonfeeding (noun) teaching (noun)
feeding someone (as a baby) from a spoon the profession of a teacher
teaching in an overly simplified way that discourages independent thought the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
a doctrine that is taught
Difference between spoonfeeding and teaching

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