mental disturbance vs disorder

disorder vs mental disturbance

mental disturbance and disorder both are nouns.

mental disturbance is not a verb while disorder is a verb.

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

As nouns, disorder is a hypernym of mental disturbance; that is, disorder is a word with a broader meaning than mental disturbance:

mental disturbance: (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
disorder: a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning

Other hypernyms of mental disturbance include upset.

mental disturbance (noun)	disorder (noun)
(psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness	a disturbance of the peace or of public order
	a condition in which things are not in their expected places
	a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning

mental disturbance (verb)	disorder (verb)
	bring disorder to
	disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed

Difference between mental disturbance and disorder

Words related to "disorder"

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