persuasion |
seduction |
As nouns the difference between persuasion and seduction
is that
persuasion is the act of persuading, or trying to do so; the addressing of arguments to someone with the intention of changing their mind or convincing them of a certain point of view, course of action etc while
seduction is the act of seducing.
paucity |
limited |
As a noun paucity
is fewness in number; too few.
As a verb limited is
(
limit).
As an adjective limited is
with certain (often specified) limits placed upon it.
nonrecognition |
negligence |
As nouns the difference between nonrecognition and negligence
is that
nonrecognition is lack of recognition while
negligence is negligence; carelessness.
As an adjective nonrecognition
is (taxes) not involving recognition of gain or loss.
vacuity |
desolation |
As nouns the difference between vacuity and desolation
is that
vacuity is emptiness while
desolation is desolation.
misfortune |
failure |
As nouns the difference between misfortune and failure
is that
misfortune is bad luck while
failure is state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.
wretched |
disfigurement |
As an adjective wretched
is very miserable; sunk in, or accompanied by, deep affliction or distress, as from want, anxiety, or grief; calamitous; woeful; very afflicting.
As a noun disfigurement is
the result of disfiguring; the state of being disfigured; defacement; deformity; disfiguration.
hypothesis |
claim |
As nouns the difference between hypothesis and claim
is that
hypothesis is used loosely, a tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem that can be tested by further observation, investigation and/or experimentation. As a scientific term of art, see the attached quotation. Compare to theory, and quotation given there while
claim is a demand of ownership made for something (e.g. claim ownership, claim victory).
As a verb claim is
to demand ownership of.
injustice |
infamy |
As nouns the difference between injustice and infamy
is that
injustice is absence of justice; unjustice while
infamy is the state of being infamous.
sphere |
cuboids |
As nouns the difference between sphere and cuboids
is that
sphere is a regular three-dimensional object in which every cross-section is a circle; the figure described by the revolution of a circle about its diameter while
cuboids is plural of cuboid.
As a verb sphere
is to place in a sphere, or among the spheres; to ensphere.
infamy |
remorse |
As nouns the difference between infamy and remorse
is that
infamy is the state of being infamous while
remorse is a feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning.
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