disturbance vs disruption

disturbance and disruption both are nouns.

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

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

disturbance: the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion
disruption: the act of causing disorder

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

As nouns, disturbance and disruption are synonyms defined as:

disturbance and disruption: a disorderly outburst or tumult

Other synonyms of disturbance include commotion, flutter, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do.

disturbance (noun)	disruption (noun)
the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion	the act of causing disorder
a noisy fight	an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption	an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity
electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication	a disorderly outburst or tumult
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

disturbance vs disruption

disturbance and disruption both are nouns.

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