disturbance vs anxiety disorder

anxiety disorder vs disturbance

disturbance and anxiety disorder both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
disturbance	Yes	No	No	No
anxiety disorder	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, anxiety disorder is a hyponym of disturbance; that is, anxiety disorder 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
anxiety disorder: a cover term for a variety of mental disorders in which severe anxiety is a salient symptom

Other hyponyms of disturbance include Asperger's syndrome, 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)	anxiety disorder (noun)
the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion	a cover term for a variety of mental disorders in which severe anxiety is a salient symptom
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

Difference between disturbance and anxiety disorder

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