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Asperger's syndrome vs psychological disorder

psychological disorder vs Asperger's syndrome

Asperger's syndrome and psychological disorder both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Asperger's syndrome Yes No No No
psychological disorder Yes No No No
As nouns, psychological disorder is a hypernym of Asperger's syndrome; that is, psychological disorder is a word with a broader meaning than Asperger's syndrome:
  • Asperger's syndrome: a psychiatric disorder usually noted during early school years; characterized by impaired social relations and by repetitive patterns of behavior
  • psychological disorder: (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
Other hypernyms of Asperger's syndrome include disturbance, folie, mental disorder, mental disturbance.
Asperger's syndrome (noun) psychological disorder (noun)
a psychiatric disorder usually noted during early school years; characterized by impaired social relations and by repetitive patterns of behavior (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
Difference between Asperger's syndrome and psychological disorder

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