disruption vs dislocation

disruption and dislocation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
disruption	Yes	No	No	No
dislocation	Yes	No	No	No

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

disruption: the act of causing disorder
dislocation: the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue

Other hyponyms of disruption include breakdown, surprisal, surprise.

As nouns, disruption and dislocation are synonyms defined as:

disruption and dislocation: an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity

disruption (noun)	dislocation (noun)
the act of causing disorder	the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity	an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity
an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity	a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)
a disorderly outburst or tumult

disruption vs dislocation

disruption and dislocation both are nouns.

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