disturbance

1 a state of noisy, confused activity went to investigate the disturbance outside Synonyms of disturbance 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, zooWords Related to disturbance 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, tizzyNear Antonyms of disturbance calm, hush, peace, quiet, quietude, rest, stillness, tranquillity (or tranquility); order, orderliness

2 an act or instance of the order of things being disturbed caused a disturbance in the carefully ordered proceedings Synonyms of disturbance derangement, dislocation, disruption, upsetWords Related to disturbance convulsion, revolution, unsettledness, unsettlement, upheaval

3 the act of making unwelcome intrusions upon another the assistant apologized for the disturbance and got straight to the point Synonyms of disturbance aggravation, bedevilment, botheration, bothering, bugging, annoyance, harassment, harrying, importunity, pestering, teasing, vexationWords Related to disturbance aggro [British], molestation, offense (or offence), persecution, provocation, torment, torture; devilment, devilry, mischief