disturbance
/dɪstˈɝbʌns/
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Definitions
Noun
activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption; "the term `distress'' connotes some degree of perturbation and emotional upset"; "he looked around for the source of the disturbance"; "there was a disturbance of neural function"
Noun
an unhappy and worried mental state; "there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn''t realize the upset she caused me"
Noun
a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"
Noun
a noisy fight
Noun
the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion
Noun
(psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
Noun
electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication
Synonyms
affray
commotion
disruption
flutter
folie
fray
hoo-ha
hoo-hah
hurly burly
interference
kerfuffle
mental disorder
mental disturbance
noise
perturbation
psychological disorder
ruffle
to-do
upset
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More Specific Terms
aberration
affective disorder
agitation
anxiety disorder
Asperger''s syndrome
atmospheric static
atmospherics
background
background signal
battle royal
bother
carnival
circus
clutter
commotion
conversion disorder
conversion hysteria
conversion reaction
convulsion
crosstalk
delirium
delusional disorder
derangement
din
disorganisation
disorganization
disruption
dissociative disorder
earthquake
emotional disorder
emotional disturbance
encopresis
excitement
fadeout
folie a deux
furor
furore
fuss
garboil
hassle
havoc
hullabaloo
incident
jitter
magnetic storm
major affective disorder
mayhem
melee
neurosis
neuroticism
outburst
overthrow
personality disorder
perturbation
psychoneurosis
psychosomatic disorder
rampage
ruckus
ruction
rumpus
schizothymia
scrimmage
splash
static
stir
storm
storm center
storm centre
tempest
trouble
tumult
tumultuous disturbance
tumultuousness
turmoil
upheaval
uproar
upset
violent disorder
white noise
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