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disturbance
noun dis·tur·bance \di-ˈstər-bən(t)s\
: something that stops you from working, sleeping, etc. : the act of disturbing someone or something
: a change in the position, arrangement, or order of something
: violent or noisy behavior especially in public
Full Definition of DISTURBANCE
1
: the act of disturbing : the state of being disturbed
2
: a local variation from the average or normal wind conditions
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First Known Use of DISTURBANCE
13th century
Related to DISTURBANCE
- Synonyms
- ado, alarums and excursions, ballyhoo, blather, bluster, bobbery, bother, bustle, clatter, clutter [chiefly dialect], coil, corroboree [Australian], commotion, do [chiefly dialect], foofaraw, fun, furor, furore, fuss, helter-skelter, hoo-ha (also hoo-hah), hoopla, hubble-bubble, hubbub, hullabaloo, hurly, hurly-burly, hurricane, hurry, hurry-scurry (or hurry-skurry), kerfuffle [chiefly British], moil, pandemonium, pother, row, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, shindy, splore [Scottish], squall, stew, stir, storm, to-do, tumult, turmoil, uproar, welter, whirl, williwaw, zoo
DISTURBANCE Defined for Kids
disturbance
noun dis·tur·bance \di-ˈstər-bəns\
Definition of DISTURBANCE for Kids
1
: the act of interrupting, changing the arrangement of, or upsetting : the state of being interrupted, changed in arrangement, or upset <Fish can feel any disturbances in the water.>
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disturbance
noun dis·tur·bance \dis-ˈtər-bən(t)s\
Medical Definition of DISTURBANCE
: the state of being emotionally disturbed
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