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disturb vs roil

roil vs disturb

disturb and roil both are verbs.

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

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