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disturbance

Noun

∙ The act of disturbing, being disturbed.
∙ Something that disturbs.
∙ An interruption of that which is normal or regular.
∙ A serious mental imbalance or illness. psychology

BABYLON ENGLISH
disturbance n.
interference, distraction; something which disturbs; unrest

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
disturbance
disturbance
\dis*turb"ance\ (?), n. [of. destorbance.]
1. 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.
2. confusion of the mind; agitation of the feelings; perplexity; uneasiness. any man in a state of disturbance and irritation.
3. violent agitation in the body politic; public commotion; tumult. the disturbance was made to support a general accusation against the province.
4. (law) the hindering or disquieting of a person in the lawful and peaceable enjoyment of his right; the interruption of a right; as, the disturbance of a franchise, of common, of ways, and the like.
similar words(2)

mental disturbance
tumultuous disturbance

WORDNET 2.0
disturbance
Noun
1. activity that is an intrusion or interruption; "he looked around for the source of the disturbance"; "there was a disturbance of neural function"
(synonym) perturbation
(hypernym) activity
(hyponym) fuss, trouble, bother, hassle
2. an unhappy and worried mental state; "there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn't realize the upset she caused me"
(synonym) perturbation, upset
(hypernym) agitation
(derivation) disturb, upset, trouble
3. a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"
(synonym) disruption, commotion, stir, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle
(hypernym) disorder
(hyponym) convulsion, turmoil, upheaval
4. a noisy fight
(synonym) affray, fray, ruffle
(hypernym) fight, fighting, combat, scrap
5. the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion
(hypernym) motion, movement, move, motility
(hyponym) circus, carnival
(derivation) touch, disturb
6. (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
(synonym) mental disorder, mental disturbance, psychological disorder, folie
(hypernym) disorder, upset
(hyponym) anxiety disorder
(classification) psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine
7. electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication
(synonym) noise, interference
(hypernym) trouble
(hyponym) clutter

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Disturbance
Disturbance and its variants may refer to:

Math and science Disturbance (ecology), a temporary change in average environmental conditions that causes a pronounced change in an ecosystemDisturbance (geology), linear zone of faults and foldsSudden ionospheric disturbance, an abnormally high plasma density in the D region of the ionosphere caused by a solar flareDisturbance (statistics), the deviation of the observed value from the (unobservable) true function value
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

disturbance

Noun

∙ The act of disturbing, being disturbed.
∙ Something that disturbs.
∙ An interruption of that which is normal or regular.
∙ A serious mental imbalance or illness. psychology

BABYLON ENGLISH
disturbance n.
interference, distraction; something which disturbs; unrest

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
disturbance
disturbance
\dis*turb"ance\ (?), n. [of. destorbance.]
1. 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.
2. confusion of the mind; agitation of the feelings; perplexity; uneasiness. any man in a state of disturbance and irritation.
3. violent agitation in the body politic; public commotion; tumult. the disturbance was made to support a general accusation against the province.
4. (law) the hindering or disquieting of a person in the lawful and peaceable enjoyment of his right; the interruption of a right; as, the disturbance of a franchise, of common, of ways, and the like.
similar words(2)

mental disturbance
tumultuous disturbance

WORDNET 2.0
disturbance
Noun
1. activity that is an intrusion or interruption; "he looked around for the source of the disturbance"; "there was a disturbance of neural function"
(synonym) perturbation
(hypernym) activity
(hyponym) fuss, trouble, bother, hassle
2. an unhappy and worried mental state; "there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn't realize the upset she caused me"
(synonym) perturbation, upset
(hypernym) agitation
(derivation) disturb, upset, trouble
3. a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"
(synonym) disruption, commotion, stir, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle
(hypernym) disorder
(hyponym) convulsion, turmoil, upheaval
4. a noisy fight
(synonym) affray, fray, ruffle
(hypernym) fight, fighting, combat, scrap
5. the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion
(hypernym) motion, movement, move, motility
(hyponym) circus, carnival
(derivation) touch, disturb
6. (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
(synonym) mental disorder, mental disturbance, psychological disorder, folie
(hypernym) disorder, upset
(hyponym) anxiety disorder
(classification) psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine
7. electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication
(synonym) noise, interference
(hypernym) trouble
(hyponym) clutter

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Disturbance
Disturbance and its variants may refer to:

Math and science Disturbance (ecology), a temporary change in average environmental conditions that causes a pronounced change in an ecosystemDisturbance (geology), linear zone of faults and foldsSudden ionospheric disturbance, an abnormally high plasma density in the D region of the ionosphere caused by a solar flareDisturbance (statistics), the deviation of the observed value from the (unobservable) true function value
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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