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Synonyms & Antonyms of disturbance
- went to investigate the disturbance outside
Synonyms for disturbance
- ado,
- alarums and excursions,
- ballyhoo,
- blather,
- bluster,
- bobbery,
- bother,
- bustle,
- clatter,
- clutter
- [chiefly dialect],
- coil,
- commotion,
- corroboree
- [Australian],
- 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
Words Related to disturbance
Near Antonyms for disturbance
- calm,
- hush,
- peace,
- quiet,
- quietude,
- rest,
- stillness,
- tranquillity
- (or tranquility)
- caused a disturbance in the carefully ordered proceedings
Synonyms for disturbance
Words Related to disturbance
- the assistant apologized for the disturbance and got straight to the point
Synonyms for disturbance
Words Related to disturbance
- aggro
- [British],
- molestation,
- offense
- (or offence),
- persecution,
- provocation,
- torment,
- torture
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The first known use of disturbance was in the 13th century
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