disturbance vs conversion disorder

conversion disorder vs disturbance

disturbance and conversion disorder both are nouns.

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

As nouns, conversion disorder is a hyponym of disturbance; that is, conversion 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
conversion disorder: a mental disorder characterized by the conversion of mental conflict into somatic forms (into paralysis or anesthesia having no apparent cause)

Other hyponyms of disturbance include Asperger's syndrome, anxiety disorder, psychosomatic disorder, aberration, 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)	conversion disorder (noun)
the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion	a mental disorder characterized by the conversion of mental conflict into somatic forms (into paralysis or anesthesia having no apparent cause)
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 conversion disorder

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