Difference between Upset and Disturbance

What is the difference between Upset and Disturbance?

Upset as a noun is disturbance or disruption. while Disturbance as a noun is the act of disturbing, being disturbed

Upset

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of a person, angry, distressed or unhappy.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Disturbance or disruption. (sports) An unexpected victory of a competitor that was not favored. (automobile insurance) An overturn.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy. To disturb, disrupt or adversely alter (something). To tip or overturn (something). To defeat unexpectedly.

Example sentence: Whatever talents I possess may suddenly diminish or suddenly increase. I can with ease become an ordinary fool. I may be one now. But it doesn't do to upset one's own vanity.

Disturbance

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The act of disturbing, being disturbedSomething that disturbsAn interruption of that which is normal or regular.A serious mental imbalance or illness.

Example sentence: Some people like just sitting down and being taken for a ride. That's a beautiful thing that fiction can do. But it's not the only thing. In television and film, people are ready to accept any kind of jump cut, but the slightest disturbance on the page ruffles their feathers.

We hope you now know whether to use Upset or Disturbance in your sentence.

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