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conversion disorder vs psychological disorder

psychological disorder vs conversion disorder

conversion disorder and psychological disorder both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
conversion disorder Yes No No No
psychological disorder Yes No No No
As nouns, psychological disorder is a hypernym of conversion disorder; that is, psychological disorder 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)
  • psychological disorder: (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, mental disturbance.
conversion disorder (noun) psychological disorder (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 psychological disorder

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