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surprisal vs disruption

disruption vs surprisal

surprisal and disruption both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
surprisal Yes No No No
disruption Yes No No No
As nouns, disruption is a hypernym of surprisal; that is, disruption is a word with a broader meaning than surprisal:
  • surprisal: the act of surprising someone
  • disruption: the act of causing disorder
Other hypernyms of surprisal include perturbation.
surprisal (noun) disruption (noun)
the act of surprising someone the act of causing disorder
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity
a disorderly outburst or tumult
Difference between surprisal and disruption

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