disturbance : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: disturbance	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for disturbance
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disturbance n 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" Synonym(s): perturbation, disturbance an unhappy and worried mental state; "there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn't realize the upset she caused me" Synonym(s): disturbance, perturbation, upset a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" Synonym(s): disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle a noisy fight Synonym(s): affray, disturbance, fray, ruffle the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness Synonym(s): mental disorder, mental disturbance, disturbance, psychological disorder, folie electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication Synonym(s): noise, interference, disturbance
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disturbance \Disturb"ance\, n. [OF. destorbance.] 1. An interruption of a state of peace or quiet; derangement of the regular course of things; disquiet; disorder; as, a disturbance* of religious exercises; a disturbance of the galvanic current. 2. Confusion of the mind; agitation of the feelings; perplexity; uneasiness. Any man . . . in a state of disturbance and irritation. --Burke. 3. Violent agitation in the body politic; public commotion; tumult. The disturbance was made to support a general accusation against the province. --Bancroft. 4. (Law) The hindering or disquieting of a person in the lawful and peaceable enjoyment of his right; the interruption of a right; as, the disturbance of a franchise, of common, of ways, and the like. --Blackstone. Syn: Tumult; brawl; commotion; turmoil; uproar; hubbub; disorder; derangement; confusion; agitation; perturbation; annoyance.