disturbance vs agitation

disturbance and agitation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
disturbance	Yes	No	No	No
agitation	Yes	No	No	No

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

disturbance: the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion
agitation: disturbance usually in protest

Other hyponyms of disturbance include carnival, circus, disorganisation, disorganization, disruption, perturbation, commotion, din, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, tumult, furor, furore, havoc, mayhem, battle royal, melee, scrimmage, excitement, hullabaloo, turmoil, upheaval, outburst, tumultuous disturbance, rampage, violent disorder, derangement, overthrow, upset.

As nouns, agitation is a hypernym of disturbance; that is, agitation is a word with a broader meaning than disturbance:

disturbance: an unhappy and worried mental state
agitation: a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance

disturbance (noun)	agitation (noun)
the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion	disturbance usually in protest
a noisy fight	the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously)
activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption	the feeling of being agitated; not calm
electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication	a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
a disorderly outburst or tumult	a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
(psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
an unhappy and worried mental state

disturbance vs agitation

disturbance and agitation both are nouns.

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