Disturbance definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

disturbance · 1. countable noun. A disturbance is an incident in which people behave violently in public. During the disturbance which followed, three Englishmen ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Definitionof 'disturbance'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× disturbance (dɪstɜːʳbəns ) Wordforms:pluraldisturbances 1. countablenoun Adisturbanceisanincidentinwhichpeoplebehaveviolentlyinpublic. Duringthedisturbancewhichfollowed,threeEnglishmenwerehurt. ...theworstoflastSeptember'sdisturbances. Synonyms:disorder,bother[informal],turmoil,riot MoreSynonymsofdisturbance 2. uncountablenoun Disturbancemeansupsettingordisorganizingsomethingwhichwaspreviouslyinacalmandwell-orderedstate. Thehomewouldcauselessdisturbancetolocalresidentsthanaschool. Theanimalsareverysensitivetodisturbanceandhaveneverbredincaptivity. Synonyms:upset,bother,disorder,confusion MoreSynonymsofdisturbance 3. variablenoun Youcanusedisturbancetorefertoamedicalorpsychologicalproblem,whensomeone'sbodyormindisnotworkinginthenormalway. Pooreducationalperformanceisrelatedtoemotionaldisturbance. ...thetreatmentofcertainheartrhythmdisturbances. Synonyms:problem,disorder,upset,trouble MoreSynonymsofdisturbance COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof disturbance Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'disturbance' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'disturbance' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'eudemonia' HindiTranslationof'disturbance' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency disturbanceinBritishEnglish (dɪˈstɜːbəns ) noun1. theactofdisturbingorthestateofbeingdisturbed 2. aninterruptionorintrusion 3. anunrulyoutburstortumult 4. law aninterferencewithanother'srights 5. geologya. aminormovementoftheearthcausingasmallearthquake b. aminormountain-buildingevent 6. meteorology asmalldepression 7. psychiatry apsychologicaloremotionalproblem CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordFrequency disturbanceinAmericanEnglish (dɪˈstɜrbəns ) noun1. a.  adisturbingorbeingdisturbed b.  anydeparturefromnormal 2.  anythingthatdisturbs 3.  thestateofbeingworried,troubled,oranxious 4.  commotion;disorder Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordoriginME