suspension vs remission

remission vs suspension

suspension and remission both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
suspension	Yes	No	No	No
remission	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, remission is a hyponym of suspension; that is, remission is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than suspension:

suspension: an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
remission: an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)

Other hyponyms of suspension include defervescence, remittal, subsidence.

suspension (noun)	remission (noun)
the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)	the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance
a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc)	(law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle	an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)
an interruption in the intensity or amount of something	a payment of money sent to a person in another place
temporary cessation or suspension
a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

Difference between suspension and remission

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