disturbance

[ dih-stur-buhns ]

/ dɪˈstɜr bəns /

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noun

the act of disturbing.

the state of being disturbed.

an instance of this; commotion.

something that disturbs.

an outbreak of disorder; a breach of public peace: Political disturbances shook the city.

Meteorology. any cyclonic storm or low-pressure area, usually a small one.

Geology. a crustal movement of moderate intensity, somewhat restricted in area.

Origin of disturbance

1250–1300; Middle English disto(u)rbance < Anglo-French, Old French. See disturb, -ance

SYNONYMS FOR disturbance

2 perturbation, confusion.

5 confusion, tumult, riot.

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ANTONYMS FOR disturbance

3 order.

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2. See agitation. 5. See disorder.

OTHER WORDS FROM disturbance

non·dis·turb·ance, noun pre·dis·turb·ance, noun

Words nearby disturbance

distrito federal, distrix, distrust, distrustful, disturb, disturbance, disturbed, disturbing, disty., distyle, disubstituted

Example sentences from the Web for disturbance

Playing in her yard one day, she saw “a ripple, a disturbance of the air … My first thought is that I have seen the devil.”

Hilary Mantel Visits the Twilight Zone |Jennie Yabroff |October 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The man was a member of the Los Angeles police force investigating a disturbance at such-and-such and address.

The Stacks: Mr. Bad Taste and Trouble Himself: Robert Mitchum |Robert Ward |July 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And they are writing a tell-all story or causing some kind of disturbance, be it legal or whatever else to get attention.

Britain Puts Mormonism on Trial |Naomi Zeveloff |February 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
They knew someone had tried to clean up the house after a disturbance.

The Strange and Mysterious Death of Mrs. Jerry Lee Lewis |Richard Ben Cramer |January 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Was a séance held or Ouija board used before the disturbance began?

True Life: I’m a Part-Time Ghost Hunter |Christine Pelisek |September 15, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
This had happened before, and the disturbance created made manifest in much the same way.

The Squire's Daughter |Archibald Marshall
It is most frequently caused, however, in childhood by some disturbance in the stomach or bowels.

The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.) |Grant Hague
I do not expect to find the disturbance that is rife in Paris, said Irma Lentz shortly.

Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound |Alice B. Emerson
The disturbance ceases when the glasses are moistened, and does not appear again till they have dried.

Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, March 1899 |Various
When that telegram arrived at the old Corner House it failed to make much of a disturbance in the pool of the household existence.

The Corner House Girls Among the Gypsies |Grace Brooks Hill

British Dictionary definitions for disturbance

disturbance

/ (dɪˈstɜːbəns) /

noun

the act of disturbing or the state of being disturbed

an interruption or intrusion

an unruly outburst or tumult

law an interference with another's rights

geology

a minor movement of the earth causing a small earthquake
a minor mountain-building event

meteorol a small depression

psychiatry a mental or emotional disorder

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disturbance

noun

Origin of disturbance

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synonym study for disturbance

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British Dictionary definitions for disturbance

noun

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disturbance

noun

Origin of disturbance

SYNONYMS FOR disturbance

ANTONYMS FOR disturbance

synonym study for disturbance

OTHER WORDS FROM disturbance

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