disturbance

dis·tur·bance

noun \di-ˈstər-bən(t)s\

Definition of DISTURBANCE

1

: the act of disturbing : the state of being disturbed

2

: a local variation from the average or normal wind conditions

Examples of DISTURBANCE

1. She doesn't want any more disturbances while she is studying.
2. He reacts badly to disturbance of his daily routine.
3. Fish are able to detect even slight disturbances in the water.
4. Disturbance of the river's sediment causes cloudy water.
5. Neighbors called the police to report a disturbance.
6. They were arrested for creating a disturbance.
7. The violence that soldiers experience in war can lead to emotional disturbance in later years.

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

Related Words

cacophony, clamor, din, howl, hue and cry, noise, outcry, racket, roar; disorder, unrest, upheaval; eruption, flare-up, flurry, flutter, outbreak, outburst; brawl, fracas, fray, hassle, melee (also mêlée), scuffle; dither, fever, fret, lather, tizzy

Near Antonyms

calm, hush, peace, quiet, quietude, rest, stillness, tranquillity (or tranquility); order, orderliness

Other Climate/Meteorology Terms

monsoon, occlusion, ozone, rime, squall, zephyr

dis·tur·bance

noun \dis-ˈtər-bən(t)s\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of DISTURBANCE

: the state of being emotionally disturbed