disturbance
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) The act of disturbing, being disturbed.
- (countable, uncountable) Something that disturbs.
- (countable, uncountable) A noisy commotion that causes a hubbub or interruption.
- (countable, uncountable) An interruption of that which is normal or regular.
- (countable, uncountable) A serious mental imbalance or illness.
Synonyms
civil disturbance
Translations
Störung
perturbation
perturbación
storing
disturbo
perturbaçãoFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɪˈstɜːbn̩s/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English disturbaunce, from Old French destorbance, destourbance, from destourber (“disturb”), from Latin disturbō. By surface analysis, disturb + -ance.
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