sublimation vs alteration

alteration vs sublimation

sublimation and alteration both are nouns.

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

As nouns, alteration is a hypernym of sublimation; that is, alteration is a word with a broader meaning than sublimation:

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

Other hypernyms of sublimation include change, modification.

sublimation (noun)	alteration (noun)
(psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable	the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)
(chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid	the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
	an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

Difference between sublimation and alteration

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