disturbance
dis tur buhns
- n activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
he looked around for the source of the disturbance
there was a disturbance of neural function - n an unhappy and worried mental state
there was too much anger and disturbance - n a disorderly outburst or tumult
they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused - n a noisy fight
- n the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion
- n (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
- n electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication
- Drilling opponents "don't support any disturbance of any land for any economic activity related to energy in the 19 million acres of ANWR," he says.
- A little checking determined that it was not illegal to be drunk when casting a ballot, but election laws do prohibit liquor at voting sites and creating a disturbance.
- Those who are troubled by their homosexuality, the board said, would henceforth be described as suffering from a "sexual-orientation disturbance.