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Forgetting vs Forgetting - What's the difference?

forgetting | forgetting |

In present participle of|forget|lang=en terms the difference between forgetting and forgetting

is that forgetting is while forgetting is .

As verbs the difference between forgetting and forgetting

is that forgetting is while forgetting is .

As nouns the difference between forgetting and forgetting

is that forgetting is the mental act by which something is forgotten while forgetting is the mental act by which something is forgotten.

forgetting

English

(wikipedia forgetting)

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The mental act by which something is forgotten.
  • * Oliver Sacks, Awakenings
    • Jelliffe how it was possible for an illness which had been described unmistakably innumerable times to be 'forgotten' anew by each generation. Such forgettings are as dangerous as they are mysterious, for they give us an unwarranted sense of security.

    forgetting

    English

    (wikipedia forgetting)

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The mental act by which something is forgotten.
  • * Oliver Sacks, Awakenings
    • Jelliffe how it was possible for an illness which had been described unmistakably innumerable times to be 'forgotten' anew by each generation. Such forgettings are as dangerous as they are mysterious, for they give us an unwarranted sense of security.