disturbance
1Disturbance — may refer to: Disturbance (album), a 2001 album by Concord Dawn 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… …
2disturbance — dis·tur·bance n: an interruption of peace or order; specif: an interruption of the quiet enjoyment of one s property Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. disturbance …
3Disturbance — 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. [1913 Webster] …
4disturbance — late 13c., mental distress, from O.Fr. destorbance (12c., O.N.Fr. distorbance), from destourber, from L. disturbare (see DISTURB (Cf. disturb)). Meaning public disturbance is c.1300; that of destruction of peace or unity is late 14c …
5disturbance — [n] commotion; upset agitation, annoyance, big scene*, big stink*, bother, brawl, brouhaha, clamor, confusion, convulsion, derangement, disarrangement, disorder, disruption, distraction, eruption, explosion, ferment, fisticuffs, flap, fracas,… …
6disturbance — ► NOUN 1) the action of disturbing or the process of being disturbed. 2) a breakdown of peaceful behaviour; a riot …
7disturbance — [di stʉr′bəns] n. [ME < OFr distourbance] 1. a) a disturbing or being disturbed b) any departure from normal 2. anything that disturbs 3. the state of being worried, troubled, or anxious 4. commotion; disorder …
8disturbance — noun 1 actions that upset the normal state of sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ great, major, serious ▪ minimal, minimum, minor, slight ▪ environmental …
9disturbance — [[t]dɪstɜ͟ː(r)bəns[/t]] disturbances 1) N COUNT A disturbance is an incident in which people behave violently in public. During the disturbance which followed, three Englishmen were hurt. ...the worst of last September s disturbances. 2) N… …
10disturbance — dis|turb|ance [dıˈstə:bəns US ə:r ] n 1.) [U and C] formal a situation in which people behave violently in public ▪ There were disturbances in the crowd as fans left the stadium. create/cause a disturbance ▪ army training on controlling civil… …
