Disturbance - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |dɪˈstɜːrbəns|  American pronunciation of the word disturbance
Brit.  |dɪˈstɜːb(ə)ns|  British pronunciation of the word disturbance

noun

- activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption (syn: perturbation)
he looked around for the source of the disturbance
there was a disturbance of neural function
- an unhappy and worried mental state (syn: perturbation, upset)
there was too much anger and disturbance
- a disorderly outburst or tumult (syn: commotion, disruption, flutter, to-do)
they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused
- a noisy fight (syn: affray, fray, ruffle)
- the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion
- (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
- electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication (syn: interference, noise)

Extra examples

She doesn't want any more disturbances while she is studying.

He reacts badly to disturbance of his daily routine.

Fish are able to detect even slight disturbances in the water.

Disturbance of the river's sediment causes cloudy water.

Neighbors called the police to report a disturbance.

They were arrested for creating a disturbance.

The violence that soldiers experience in war can lead to emotional disturbance in later years.

Someone was making a disturbance.

...a bunch of loud partygoers who seemed utterly incognizant of the disturbance they were creating...

An onlooker noticed the disturbance.

Word forms

noun
singular: disturbance
plural: disturbances
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