termination vs finish

finish vs termination

termination and finish both are nouns.

termination is not a verb while finish is a verb.

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

As nouns, finish is a hypernym of termination; that is, finish is a word with a broader meaning than termination:

termination: something that results
finish: event whose occurrence ends something

Other hypernyms of termination include conclusion, ending.

termination (noun)	finish (noun)
the act of ending something	the act of finishing
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)	a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
something that results	(wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed)
a place where something ends or is complete	designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race)
a coming to an end of a contract period	the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict)
	event whose occurrence ends something
	the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
	a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
	the temporal end; the concluding time

termination (verb)	finish (verb)
	finally be or do something
	come or bring to a finish or an end
	cause to finish a relationship with somebody
	finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
	provide with a finish
	have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

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