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dislocation vs disruption

disruption vs dislocation

dislocation and disruption both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dislocation Yes No No No
disruption Yes No No No
As nouns, disruption is a hypernym of dislocation; that is, disruption is a word with a broader meaning than dislocation:
  • dislocation: the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
  • disruption: the act of causing disorder
Other hypernyms of dislocation include perturbation.
As nouns, dislocation and disruption are synonyms defined as:
  • dislocation and disruption: an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity
dislocation (noun) disruption (noun)
the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue the act of causing disorder
an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column) an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity
a disorderly outburst or tumult
Difference between dislocation and disruption

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