termination vs extinction

extinction vs termination

termination and extinction both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
termination	Yes	No	No	No
extinction	Yes	No	No	No

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

termination: the act of ending something
extinction: the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning

Other hyponyms of termination include abort, demonetisation, demonetization, release, tone ending, closing, completion, culmination, mop up, windup, retirement, relinquishing, relinquishment, breakup, dissolution, overthrow, adjournment, dissolution, discharge, dismissal, dismission, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking, destruction, devastation, kill, killing, putting to death, abolishment, abolition, liquidation, settlement, drug withdrawal, withdrawal, closedown, closing, closure, shutdown, extinguishing, quenching, disappearance, fade, abortion, deactivation, defusing, discontinuance, discontinuation.

termination (noun)	extinction (noun)
the act of ending something	the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)	a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus
something that results	complete annihilation
a place where something ends or is complete	the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation
a coming to an end of a contract period	no longer in existence
	no longer active; extinguished

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