disturbance vs incident

incident vs disturbance

disturbance and incident both are nouns.

disturbance is not an adjective while incident is an adjective.

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

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

disturbance: a disorderly outburst or tumult
incident: a public disturbance

Other hyponyms of disturbance include convulsion, turmoil, upheaval, earthquake, splash, stir, storm, tempest, storm center, storm centre, garboil, tumult, tumultuousness, uproar.

disturbance (noun)	incident (noun)
the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion	a single distinct event
a noisy fight	a public disturbance
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

disturbance (adjective)	incident (adjective)
	(sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence
	falling or striking of light rays on something

Difference between disturbance and incident

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