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Consumption vs Backgain - What's the difference?

consumption | backgain |

As nouns the difference between consumption and backgain

is that consumption is the act of consuming something while backgain is a relapse.

As an adjective backgain is

receding; going back.

consumption

English

Noun

(-)
  • The act of consuming something.
    • The fire's consumption of the forest caused ecological changes.
  • The amount consumed.
    • gross national consumption
  • (pathology) The wasting-away of the human body through disease.
  • (senseid)(pathology, dated) Pulmonary tuberculosis.

    • Derived terms

    * autoconsumption, self-consumption. * conspicuous consumption.

    Related terms

    * consumer

    See also

    (Wikipedia)

    backgain

    English

    Etymology 1

    Alteration of .

    Alternative forms

    * backgaun, back-gang, back-gannin * backgane (Scotland)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A relapse.
  • A decline; consumption.
  • A relapse in illness.

    • Etymology 2

    Alteration of .

    Alternative forms

    * back-ga'en, back-gaen

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Receding; going back.
  • Not thriving in health or in worldly concerns.
    • a backgain family

    See also

    * back-ganging