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disruption vs surprisal

surprisal vs disruption

disruption and surprisal both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
disruption Yes No No No
surprisal Yes No No No
As nouns, surprisal is a hyponym of disruption; that is, surprisal is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than disruption:
  • disruption: the act of causing disorder
  • surprisal: the act of surprising someone
Other hyponyms of disruption include breakdown, dislocation, surprise.
disruption (noun) surprisal (noun)
the act of causing disorder the act of surprising someone
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity
a disorderly outburst or tumult
Difference between disruption and surprisal

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