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/dɪstˈɜːbəns/
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[ US /dɪˈstɝbəns/ ]
[ US /dɪˈstɝbəns/ ]
NOUN
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an unhappy and worried mental state
she didn't realize the upset she caused me
there was too much anger and disturbance - the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion
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a disorderly outburst or tumult
they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused - a noisy fight
- (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
- electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication
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activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
there was a disturbance of neural function
he looked around for the source of the disturbance
the term `distress' connotes some degree of perturbation and emotional upset
How To Use disturbance In A Sentence
- The calced Augustinians also made their elections -- but not so quickly that we could avoid sending to them to remind them not to allow the disturbances of other times to occur in their chapter -- by having made them beforehand through their devotion to the outgoing provincial, who managed the succession for another as worthy as he. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 24 of 55 1630-34 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing t
- Women who have a history of early-onset premenstrual mood disturbances and dysmenorrhea are more likely to experience an improvement in their premenstrual mood.
- But physical disturbances from outside the embryo can have the same effect.
- Police say they have arrested twenty people following the disturbances.
- Prior to European settlement (pre-1850), a wide variety of disturbances characterized the region, ranging from frequent small-scale and localized events such as treefall gaps to rare, large-scale events such as stand-replacing fires and epizootic outbreaks. Eastern Cascades forests
- Sleep disturbances are very common in the weeks leading up to a heart attack. Christianity Today
- When young people cause disturbances in public how often do us adults intervene? Times, Sunday Times
- Lactose intolerance can be defined as a gastrointestinal disturbance, but the two terms are not synonyms. Lactose Intolerance Doesn't Cause Bad Breath
- But all in all, what with the weather and a degree of jadedness occasioned by a bit of sleep disturbance, it's not been a thrilling day.
- Doctors already know to avoid them in patients who are particularly susceptible to heart rhythm disturbances. Times, Sunday Times