15 English words you might be mistakenly using as synonyms
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1.Empathy/Sympathy
Empathy:the ability to understand and share the feelings of another;putting yourself in the shoe of other
Sympathy:feeling compassion,sorrow,or pity for the hardships that another person encounters
2.Action/Deed
Action:something done so as to accomplish a purpose
Deed:an action or act;something that is done
3.Listening/Hearing
Listening: act of hearing sound and understanding what you hear
Hearing:act of perceiving sound and receiving sound waves or vibrations through ear
4.Technique/Tool
Technique:practical aspects of given art,occupation etc.formal requirements
Tool:is a mechanical device to make task easier
5.Deduction/Reduction
Deduction:action of deducting or subtracting something
Reduction:the practice of analyzing and describing a complex phenomenon in terms of simple or fundamental constituents
6.Syndrome/Symptoms
Syndrome:collection of signs and symptoms associated with disease,condition or disorder
Symptoms:sensation that a person with a disease can be felt but not be seen by other
7.Active learning/Passive learning
Active learning: when one is proactive, try to prepare for a forthcoming session, read up about the topic, and try to practice what is being acquired
Passive learning:when one is unprepared for a session and completely dependent on the trainer or facilitator.
8.Output/Outcome/Impact
Output:immediate effect
Outcome:if there is change in behavior after some interval of time
Impact:long-term effect
9.Aim/Goal
Aim:statement of intent
Goal:object of person`s ambition, an aim or desired intent
10.Target/Mission
Target:to set an intent for attention to work on
Mission:important assignment given to a person or organization as an approach to reach
11.Objective/Purpose
Objective:specific statement that define measurable outcome
Purpose:reason for which somethings is done or created
12.Vaccination/Immunization
Vaccination:getting injection or taking oral vaccine
Immunization:getting vaccine,becoming immune to disease following vaccination
13.Epizootic/Enzootic
Epizootic: denoting or relating to the disease that is temporarily prevalent and widespread in an animal population
Enzootic: regularly affecting animals in a particular district or at particular season
14.Prognosis/Diagnosis
Prognosis:disease outcome,ultimate after treatment
Diagnosis: to know what the disease is
15.Autonomy/Freedom
Autonomy:associated with the presumably self-sovereign individual
Freedom: dialectically interweaves the individual with the collective.
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