tendency vs disfavor

disfavor vs tendency

tendency and disfavor both are nouns.

tendency is not a verb while disfavor is a verb.

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

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

tendency: an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
disfavor: 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, disapproval, disfavour, dislike, partiality, partisanship, impartiality, nonpartisanship, dogmatism.

tendency (noun)	disfavor (noun)
a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect	an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others	the state of being out of favor
an inclination to do something
a general direction in which something tends to move

tendency (verb)	disfavor (verb)
	put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm

Difference between tendency and disfavor

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