disturbance vs overthrow
overthrow vs disturbancedisturbance and overthrow both are nouns.
disturbance is not a verb while overthrow is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| disturbance | Yes | No | No | No |
| overthrow | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
overthrow is a hyponym of
disturbance; that is, overthrow is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
disturbance:
- disturbance: the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion
- overthrow: the act of disturbing the mind or body
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, agitation, excitement, hullabaloo, turmoil, upheaval, outburst, tumultuous disturbance, rampage, violent disorder, derangement, upset.
| disturbance (noun) | overthrow (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion | the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force) |
| a noisy fight | the act of disturbing the mind or body |
| 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 (verb) | overthrow (verb) |
|---|---|
| rule against | |
| cause the downfall of; of rulers |
Words related to "disturbance"
- Asperger's syndrome
- XT
- aberration
- activity
- affective disorder
- affray
- agitation
- anxiety disorder
- atmospheric static
- atmospherics
- background
- background signal
- battle royal
- bother
- carnival
- circus
- clutter
- combat
- commotion
- conversion disorder
- conversion hysteria
- conversion reaction
- convulsion
- crosstalk
- delirium
- delusional disorder
- derangement
- din
- disorder
- disorganisation
- disorganization
- disruption
- dissociative disorder
- disturb
- earthquake
- emotional disorder
- emotional disturbance
- encopresis
- excitement
- fadeout
- fight
- fighting
- flutter
- folie
- folie a deux
- fray
- furor
- furore
- fuss
- garboil
- hassle
- havoc
- hoo-ha
- hoo-hah
- hullabaloo
- hurly burly
- incident
- interference
- jitter
- kerfuffle
- magnetic storm
- major affective disorder
- mayhem
- melee
- mental disorder
- mental disturbance
- motility
- motion
- move
- movement
- neurosis
- neuroticism
- noise
- outburst
- overthrow
- personality disorder
- perturbation
- psychiatry
- psychological disorder
- psychological medicine
- psychoneurosis
- psychopathology
- psychosomatic disorder
- rampage
- ruckus
- ruction
- ruffle
- rumpus
- schizothymia
- scrap
- scrimmage
- splash
- static
- stir
- storm
- storm center
- storm centre
- tempest
- to-do
- trouble
- tumult
- tumultuous disturbance
- tumultuousness
- turmoil
- upheaval
- uproar
- upset
- violent disorder
- white noise
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