perseveration
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the tendency for a memory or idea to persist or recur without any apparent stimulus for it
Types & categories
- inclination hypernym
Related & opposite
- persevere derivation
Sense 2 noun
the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior
his perseveration continued to the point where it was no longer appropriate
Types & categories
- continuance hypernym
Related & opposite
- persevere derivation
- perseverate derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | persevere |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | inclination |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | persevere |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | perseverate |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | continuance |