interference, distraction; something which disturbs; unrest
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Disturbance Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Disturbance Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
Violent agitation in the body politic; public commotion; tumult.
Violent agitation in the body politic; public commotion; tumult.
(n.)
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.
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.
(n.)
Confusion of the mind; agitation of the feelings; perplexity; uneasiness.
Confusion of the mind; agitation of the feelings; perplexity; uneasiness.
(n.)
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutAn 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.
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
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
Disturbance Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
undesired disturbance or impairment to the functioning of a system considered
Disturbance Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
A rapid change in an environment that greatly alters a previously
An area of low-pressure in which storm conditions occur.
Disturbance Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Disturbance may refer to:
- Disturbance (ecology), a temporary change in average environmental conditions that causes a pronounced change in an ecosystem
- Disturbance (film), a 2011 upcoming British horror film
- Disturbance (geology), linear zone of faults and folds
- Disturbance (statistics)
- Disturbance theory, a political postulation
- "Disturbance," a song by Eyehategod from the album Take as Needed for Pain
- Disturbing the peace
- Domestic disturbance, violence occurring between cohabitants
- Energy field disturbance, an alternative medicine diagnosis
- Serious emotional disturbance, a mental illness
- Sudden ionospheric disturbance, an abnormally high plasma density in the D region of the ionosphere caused by a solar flare
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Disturbance Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
Any event or series of events that disrupt ecosystem, community, or population structure and alters the physical environment.
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Any event or series of events that disrupt ecosystem, community, or population structure and alters the physical environment.
Disturbance Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
