Definition of Disturbance

Noun

  • electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication
  • (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion
    a more neutral term than mental illness
    - mental disorder - mental disturbance - psychological disorder
  • the act of disturbing something or someone
    setting something in motion
  • a noisy fight
  • a disorderly outburst or tumult
    "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"
    - hurly burly - to do - hoo ha - hoo hah
  • an unhappy and worried mental state
    "there was too much anger and disturbance"
    "she didn't realize the upset she caused me"
  • 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"
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Unscramble disturbance

2419 unscramble word found using the letters disturbance.
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