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disturbance
/dɪ'stɜrbəns/
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Definitions of disturbance
  1. noun
    a noisy fight

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    affray fray ruffle
  2. noun
    a disorderly outburst or tumult
    "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"

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    commotion disruption flutter hoo-ha hoo-hah hurly burly kerfuffle to-do
    type of:
    disorder
  3. noun
    electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication

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    interference noise
    type of:
    trouble
  4. noun
    (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness

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    folie mental disorder mental disturbance psychological disorder
    type of:
    upset disorder
  5. noun
    activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
    "he looked around for the source of the disturbance" "there was a disturbance of neural function"

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    perturbation
    type of:
    activity
  6. noun
    an unhappy and worried mental state
    "there was too much anger and disturbance"

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    perturbation upset
    type of:
    agitation
  7. noun
    the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion
Examples of disturbance
  • "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"
  • "he looked around for the source of the disturbance"
  • "there was a disturbance of neural function"
  • "there was too much anger and disturbance"
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