English to English
disturbance
(d/I/'st/[@]/rb/@/ns
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noun (n)
- activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption(noun.event)Example:
He looked around for the source of the disturbance.
There was a disturbance of neural function.
source: wordnet30 - an unhappy and worried mental state(noun.state)Example:
There was too much anger and disturbance.
source: wordnet30 - a disorderly outburst or tumult(noun.state)Example:
They were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused.
source: wordnet30 - the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion(noun.act)source: wordnet30
- (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness(noun.state)source: wordnet30
- electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication(noun.event)source: wordnet30
- An interruption of a state of peace or quiet; derangement of the regular course of things; disquiet; disorder; as, a disturbance of religious exercises; a disturbance of the galvanic current.(noun)source: webster1913