tendency vs disapproval

disapproval vs tendency

tendency and disapproval both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tendency	Yes	No	No	No
disapproval	Yes	No	No	No

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

tendency: an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
disapproval: an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group

Other hyponyms of tendency include direction, drift, movement, trend, Call, denominationalism, devices, sympathy, understanding, favoritism, favouritism, leaning, proclivity, propensity, bent, set, literalism, perseveration, predisposition, favor, favour, disfavor, disfavour, dislike, partiality, partisanship, impartiality, nonpartisanship, dogmatism.

tendency (noun)	disapproval (noun)
a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect	the act of disapproving or condemning
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others	an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
an inclination to do something	the expression of disapproval
a general direction in which something tends to move	a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing

Difference between tendency and disapproval

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