Duty:
Duty is the task that has to be completed within a specific period of time. When one recognizes his duty, he commits himself with interest.
Responsibility:
Responsibility is the burden that is provided by someone. The one is completely responsible to complete an assigned task.
Differences:
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| Definition (www.oxforddictionaries.com) |
A moral or legal obligation; a responsibility | The state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone. |
| Synonyms | Function, work, task, job, and commitment | Authority, burden, trust, obligation and guilt |
| Antonyms | Fun, disregard, pastime, faithlessness and benefit | Distrust, benefit, irresponsibility, immunity and blessing |
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| Types | The types of responsibility are:
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| Word origin | The word duty was originated from the Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French duete. | The word responsibility was originated in between 1780-90; respons(ible) + -ibility. |
| Obligation | In duties, one cannot notice any obligations. | Responsibilities contain an obligatory nature. |
| Burden | There can be no burden in the case of the performance of duties. | Responsibilities are everything about a burden. |
| Element of love | There is an element of love and affection in a duty. | There is no element of love and affection in a responsibility. |
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