disorder vs roughness

roughness vs disorder

disorder and roughness both are nouns.

disorder is a verb but roughness is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
disorder	Yes	No	Yes	No
roughness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, roughness is a hyponym of disorder; that is, roughness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than disorder:

disorder: a disturbance of the peace or of public order
roughness: rowdy behavior

Other hyponyms of disorder include anarchy, lawlessness, instability, confusion, riot, rioting, disorderliness, rowdiness, rowdyism, commotion, disruption, disturbance, flutter, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do, discord, strife, Sturm und Drang, turbulence, upheaval.

disorder (noun)	roughness (noun)
a disturbance of the peace or of public order	harsh or severe speech or behavior
a condition in which things are not in their expected places	a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning	the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses
	an unpolished unrefined quality
	the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion
	used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather
	rowdy behavior

disorder (verb)	roughness (verb)
bring disorder to
disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed

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