weakening vs relaxation

relaxation vs weakening

weakening and relaxation both are nouns.

weakening is an adjective but relaxation is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
weakening	Yes	Yes	No	No
relaxation	Yes	No	No	No

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

weakening: becoming weaker
relaxation: an occurrence of control or strength weakening

Other hyponyms of weakening include debilitation, enervation, enfeeblement, exhaustion, atrophy, withering, attenuation, fading, downfall, fall, loosening, slackening.

weakening (noun)	relaxation (noun)
the act of reducing the strength of something	freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
becoming weaker	the act of making less strict
	a method of solving simultaneous equations by guessing a solution and then reducing the errors that result by successive approximations until all the errors are less than some specified amount
	an occurrence of control or strength weakening
	a feeling of refreshing tranquility and an absence of tension or worry
	(physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance
	(physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers

weakening (adjective)	relaxation (adjective)
causing debilitation
moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker

Difference between weakening and relaxation

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