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disturb vs rile

rile vs disturb

disturb and rile both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
disturb No No Yes No
rile No No Yes No
As verbs, rile is a hyponym of disturb; that is, rile is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than disturb:
  • disturb: change the arrangement or position of
  • rile: make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
Other hyponyms of disturb include beat, scramble, toss, roil, poke.
disturb (verb) rile (verb)
destroy the peace or tranquility of make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
damage as if by shaking or jarring cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
tamper with
change the arrangement or position of
move deeply
Difference between disturb and rile

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