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neuroticism vs psychological disorder

psychological disorder vs neuroticism

neuroticism and psychological disorder both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
neuroticism Yes No No No
psychological disorder Yes No No No
As nouns, psychological disorder is a hypernym of neuroticism; that is, psychological disorder is a word with a broader meaning than neuroticism:
  • neuroticism: a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction
  • psychological disorder: (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
Other hypernyms of neuroticism include disturbance, folie, mental disorder, mental disturbance.
neuroticism (noun) psychological disorder (noun)
a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
Difference between neuroticism and psychological disorder

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