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Deference vs Yielding - What's the difference?

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Deference is a related term of yielding.


As nouns the difference between deference and yielding

is that deference is deference while yielding is a concession.

As a verb yielding is

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As an adjective yielding is

docile, or inclined to give way to pressure.

deference

English

Noun

  • Great respect.
    • The children treated their elders with deference .
  • The willingness to carry out the wishes of others.
    • By tidying his room, he showed deference to his mother.

    Synonyms

    * honor * respect

    yielding

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Docile, or inclined to give way to pressure.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A concession.

    • Derived terms

    * overyielding