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conversion disorder vs mental disturbance

mental disturbance vs conversion disorder

conversion disorder and mental disturbance both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
conversion disorder Yes No No No
mental disturbance Yes No No No
As nouns, mental disturbance is a hypernym of conversion disorder; that is, mental disturbance is a word with a broader meaning than conversion disorder:
  • conversion disorder: a mental disorder characterized by the conversion of mental conflict into somatic forms (into paralysis or anesthesia having no apparent cause)
  • mental disturbance: (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
Other hypernyms of conversion disorder include disturbance, folie, mental disorder, psychological disorder.
conversion disorder (noun) mental disturbance (noun)
a mental disorder characterized by the conversion of mental conflict into somatic forms (into paralysis or anesthesia having no apparent cause) (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
Difference between conversion disorder and mental disturbance

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