disturbance vs Asperger's syndrome

Asperger's syndrome vs disturbance

disturbance and Asperger's syndrome both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
disturbance	Yes	No	No	No
Asperger's syndrome	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Asperger's syndrome is a hyponym of disturbance; that is, Asperger's syndrome is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than disturbance:

disturbance: (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
Asperger's syndrome: a psychiatric disorder usually noted during early school years; characterized by impaired social relations and by repetitive patterns of behavior

Other hyponyms of disturbance include anxiety disorder, psychosomatic disorder, aberration, conversion disorder, conversion hysteria, conversion reaction, delirium, delusional disorder, encopresis, folie a deux, personality disorder, affective disorder, emotional disorder, emotional disturbance, major affective disorder, schizothymia, neurosis, neuroticism, psychoneurosis, dissociative disorder.

disturbance (noun)	Asperger's syndrome (noun)
the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion	a psychiatric disorder usually noted during early school years; characterized by impaired social relations and by repetitive patterns of behavior
a noisy fight
activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication
a disorderly outburst or tumult
(psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
an unhappy and worried mental state

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