personality disorder vs disturbance

personality disorder and disturbance both are nouns.

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

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

personality disorder: inflexible and maladaptive patterns of behavior
disturbance: (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness

Other hypernyms of personality disorder include folie, mental disorder, mental disturbance, psychological disorder.

personality disorder (noun)	disturbance (noun)
inflexible and maladaptive patterns of behavior	the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion
	a noisy fight
	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

personality disorder vs disturbance

personality disorder and disturbance both are nouns.

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