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Adjustment vs Disposition - What's the difference?

adjustment | disposition | Synonyms |

Adjustment is a synonym of disposition.


As nouns the difference between adjustment and disposition

is that adjustment is a small change; a minor correction; a modification while disposition is disposal.

adjustment

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a small change; a minor correction; a modification
  • The credit card company made an adjustment to my account to waive the late fee.
  • The behavioural process of balancing conflicting needs, or needs against obstacles in the environment.
  • When Jim graduated, he found adjustment to the working world difficult.

    Synonyms

    * change * correction * modification

    See also

    * (wikipedia)

    disposition

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The arrangement or placement of certain things.
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  • Tendency or inclination under given circumstances.
  • Temperamental makeup or habitual mood.
  • *
  • He was, indeed, a lad of a remarkable disposition ; sober, discreet, and pious beyond his age...
  • Control over something.
  • (label) Transfer or relinquishment to the care or possession of another.
  • (label) Final decision or settlement.
  • (label) The destination of a patient after medical treatment such as surgery.
  • (label) The set of choirs of strings on a harpsichord.
  • Derived terms

    * dispositional * ambulatory disposition * disposition hearing * testamentary disposition

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To remove or place in a different position.