dis·tur·bance (d -stûr b ns)n. 1. a. The act of disturbing. b. The condition of being disturbed: "The forest . . . is in various stages of disturbance. Only the biggest trees . . . have been left standing" (Alex Shoumatoff). 2. Something that disturbs, as a commotion, scuffle, or public tumult. 3. Mental or emotional unbalance or disorder. 4. A variation in normal wind conditions. 5. Geology Folding or faulting that affects a relatively large area. |
disturbance [dɪˈstɜːbəns]
n
1. the act of disturbing or the state of being disturbed
2. an interruption or intrusion
3. an unruly outburst or tumult
4. (Law) Law an interference with another's rights
5. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) Geology
a. a minor movement of the earth causing a small earthquake
b. a minor mountain-building event
6. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Meteorol a small depression
7. (Psychiatry) Psychiatry a mental or emotional disorder
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  disturbance - activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption; "the term `distress' connotes some degree of perturbation and emotional upset"; "he looked around for the source of the disturbance"; "there was a disturbance of neural function"activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" bother, hassle, trouble, fuss - an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother" magnetic storm - a sudden disturbance of the earth's magnetic field; caused by emission of particles from the sun |
| 2. |  disturbance - an unhappy and worried mental state; "there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn't realize the upset she caused me"agitation - a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance | |
| 3. | disturbance - a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" disorder - a disturbance of the peace or of public order earthquake - a disturbance that is extremely disruptive; "selling the company caused an earthquake among the employees" incident - a public disturbance; "the police investigated an incident at the bus station" stir, splash - a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event; "he made a great splash and then disappeared" tempest, storm - a violent commotion or disturbance; "the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away"; "it was only a tempest in a teapot" storm center, storm centre - a center of trouble or disturbance | |
| 4. | disturbance - a noisy fight | |
| 5. | disturbance - the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion movement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" carnival, circus - a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment; "it was so funny it was a circus"; "the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere" disorganisation, disorganization - the disturbance of a systematic arrangement causing disorder and confusion; "the disorganization of the enemy troops by a flank attack" disruption, perturbation - the act of causing disorder tumultuous disturbance, outburst - a sudden violent disturbance rampage, violent disorder - violently angry and destructive behavior derangement, overthrow, upset - the act of disturbing the mind or body; "his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset"; "she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living" | |
| 6. | disturbance - (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders disorder, upset - a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time" Asperger's syndrome - a psychiatric disorder usually noted during early school years; characterized by impaired social relations and by repetitive patterns of behavior anxiety disorder - a cover term for a variety of mental disorders in which severe anxiety is a salient symptom psychosomatic disorder - a mental disorder that causes somatic symptoms aberration - a disorder in one's mental state conversion disorder, conversion hysteria, conversion reaction - a mental disorder characterized by the conversion of mental conflict into somatic forms (into paralysis or anesthesia having no apparent cause) delirium - a usually brief state of excitement and mental confusion often accompanied by hallucinations delusional disorder - any mental disorder in which delusions play a significant role encopresis - involuntary defecation not attributable to physical defects or illness folie a deux - the simultaneous occurrence of symptoms of a mental disorder (as delusions) in two persons who are closely related (as siblings or man and wife) personality disorder - inflexible and maladaptive patterns of behavior affective disorder, emotional disorder, emotional disturbance, major affective disorder - any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predominant schizothymia - resembling schizophrenia but remaining within the bounds of normality neurosis, neuroticism, psychoneurosis - a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction dissociative disorder - dissociation so severe that the usually integrated functions of consciousness and perception of self break down | |
| 7. | disturbance - electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication clutter - unwanted echoes that interfere with the observation of signals on a radar screen trouble - an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble" background signal, background - extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured; "they got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals" fadeout - a gradual temporary loss of a transmitted signal due to electrical disturbances jitter - small rapid variations in a waveform resulting from fluctuations in the voltage supply or mechanical vibrations or other sources atmospheric static, atmospherics, static - a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference white noise - a noise produced by a stimulus containing all of the audible frequencies of vibration; "white noise is a good masking agent" |
disturbance
noun
1. disorder, bother (informal), turmoil, riot, upheaval, fray, brawl, uproar, agitation, fracas, commotion, rumpus, tumult, hubbub, shindig (informal), ruction (informal), ruckus (informal), shindy (informal) During the disturbance, three men were hurt.
2. upset, bother, disorder, confusion, distraction, intrusion, interruption, annoyance, agitation, hindrance, perturbation, derangement The home would cause less disturbance than a school.
Translations
disturbance [dɪsˈtɜːbəns] N
2. (social, political) → disturbio m; (in house, street) → alboroto m; [of mind] → trastorno m; (= fight) → altercado m, bronca f (LAm)
to cause a disturbance → armar alboroto
there was a disturbance in the crowd → hubo un altercado entre algunos de los espectadores
the disturbances in the north → los disturbios en el norte
to cause a disturbance → armar alboroto
there was a disturbance in the crowd → hubo un altercado entre algunos de los espectadores
the disturbances in the north → los disturbios en el norte
3. (= nuisance) → molestia f
4. (= interruption) → interrupción f (to de)
disturbance [dɪˈstɜːrbəns] n
(political, social) → troubles mpl
(in house, street) → tapage m
to cause a disturbance → troubler l'ordre public disturbance of the peace
to cause a disturbance → troubler l'ordre public disturbance of the peace
(= interruption, inconvenience) [person] → dérangement m
disturbance
n
(political, social) → Unruhe f; (in house, street) → (Ruhe)störung f; to cause or create a disturbance → Unruhe or eine Ruhestörung verursachen; disturbance of the peace → Störung f → des Friedens
(= interruption: in work, routine) → Störung f
no pl (= disarranging, of papers) → Durcheinanderbringen nt; (of liquid) → Bewegung f; (fig, of peace of mind) → Störung f; emotional disturbance → seelische Störung
no pl (= alarm, uneasiness) → Unruhe f; I don’t want to cause any disturbance but … → ich will Sie ja nicht beunruhigen, aber …
disturbance [dɪsˈtɜːb/əns] n
disturbance [dɪsˈtɜːb/əns] n
a. (uneasiness, upset) → turbamento; (interruption) → interruzione f
b. (social, political) → disordini mpl, tumulto; (affray) → tafferuglio
disturbance [dɪsˈtɜːb/əns] n
a. (uneasiness, upset) → turbamento; (interruption) → interruzione f
b. (social, political) → disordini mpl, tumulto; (affray) → tafferuglio
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