tendency vs perseveration

perseveration vs tendency

tendency and perseveration both are nouns.

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

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

tendency: an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
perseveration: the tendency for a memory or idea to persist or recur without any apparent stimulus for it

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

tendency (noun)	perseveration (noun)
a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect	the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others	the tendency for a memory or idea to persist or recur without any apparent stimulus for it
an inclination to do something
a general direction in which something tends to move

Difference between tendency and perseveration

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