disturbance

dis·tur·bance

D0297700 (dĭ-stûr′bəns)n.1. a. The act of disturbing: a disturbance of lake sediments.b. The condition of being disturbed: "The forest ... is in various stages of disturbance. Only the biggest trees ... have been left standing" (Alex Shoumatoff).2. Something that disturbs, as a commotion, scuffle, or public tumult.3. Mental or emotional unbalance or disorder.4. A variation in normal wind conditions.5. Geology Folding or faulting that affects a relatively large area.6. Physics An alteration or displacement of a region of a medium from its equilibrium state.

disturbance

(dɪˈstɜːbəns) n1. the act of disturbing or the state of being disturbed2. an interruption or intrusion3. an unruly outburst or tumult4. (Law) law an interference with another's rights5. (Geological Science) geology a. a minor movement of the earth causing a small earthquakeb. a minor mountain-building event6. (Physical Geography) meteorol a small depression7. (Psychiatry) psychiatry a mental or emotional disorder

dis•turb•ance

(dɪˈstɜr bəns)

n. 1. the act of disturbing. 2. the state of being disturbed. 3. an instance of this; commotion. 4. something that disturbs. 5. an outbreak of disorder. 6. any cyclonic storm or low-pressure area, usu. a small one. [1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	disturbance - 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"perturbationactivity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"bother, hassle, trouble, fuss - an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"magnetic storm - a sudden disturbance of the earth's magnetic field; caused by emission of particles from the sun
	2.	disturbance - an unhappy and worried mental state; "there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn't realize the upset she caused me"perturbation, upsetagitation - a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
	3.	disturbance - a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do, commotion, disruption, flutterdisorder - a disturbance of the peace or of public orderturmoil, upheaval, convulsion - a violent disturbance; "the convulsions of the stock market"earthquake - a disturbance that is extremely disruptive; "selling the company caused an earthquake among the employees"incident - a public disturbance; "the police investigated an incident at the bus station"stir, splash - a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event; "he made a great splash and then disappeared"tempest, storm - a violent commotion or disturbance; "the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away"; "it was only a tempest in a teapot"storm center, storm centre - a center of trouble or disturbancegarboil, tumult, tumultuousness, uproar - a state of commotion and noise and confusion
	4.	disturbance - a noisy fight fray, affray, rufflefighting, combat, fight, scrap - the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"
	5.	disturbance - the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motionmovement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"carnival, circus - a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment; "it was so funny it was a circus"; "the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere"disorganisation, disorganization - the disturbance of a systematic arrangement causing disorder and confusion; "the disorganization of the enemy troops by a flank attack"disruption, perturbation - the act of causing disorderruckus, ruction, rumpus, commotion, din, tumult - the act of making a noisy disturbancefuror, furore - a sudden outburst (as of protest)havoc, mayhem - violent and needless disturbancebattle royal, melee, scrimmage - a noisy riotous fighthullabaloo, turmoil, upheaval, agitation, excitement - disturbance usually in protesttumultuous disturbance, outburst - a sudden violent disturbancerampage, violent disorder - violently angry and destructive behaviorderangement, overthrow, upset - the act of disturbing the mind or body; "his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset"; "she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living"
	6.	disturbance - (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illnessfolie, mental disorder, mental disturbance, psychological disorderpsychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disordersdisorder, upset - a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time"Asperger's syndrome - a psychiatric disorder usually noted during early school years; characterized by impaired social relations and by repetitive patterns of behavioranxiety disorder - a cover term for a variety of mental disorders in which severe anxiety is a salient symptompsychosomatic disorder - a mental disorder that causes somatic symptomsaberration - a disorder in one's mental stateconversion disorder, conversion hysteria, conversion reaction - a mental disorder characterized by the conversion of mental conflict into somatic forms (into paralysis or anesthesia having no apparent cause)delirium - a usually brief state of excitement and mental confusion often accompanied by hallucinationsdelusional disorder - any mental disorder in which delusions play a significant roleencopresis - involuntary defecation not attributable to physical defects or illnessfolie a deux - the simultaneous occurrence of symptoms of a mental disorder (as delusions) in two persons who are closely related (as siblings or man and wife)personality disorder - inflexible and maladaptive patterns of behavioraffective disorder, emotional disorder, emotional disturbance, major affective disorder - any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predominantschizothymia - resembling schizophrenia but remaining within the bounds of normalityneurosis, neuroticism, psychoneurosis - a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunctiondissociative disorder - dissociation so severe that the usually integrated functions of consciousness and perception of self break down
	7.	disturbance - electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communicationinterference, noiseclutter - unwanted echoes that interfere with the observation of signals on a radar screentrouble - an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble"background signal, background - extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured; "they got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals"crosstalk, XT - the presence of an unwanted signal via an accidental couplingfadeout - a gradual temporary loss of a transmitted signal due to electrical disturbancesjitter - small rapid variations in a waveform resulting from fluctuations in the voltage supply or mechanical vibrations or other sourcesatmospheric static, atmospherics, static - a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interferencewhite noise - a noise produced by a stimulus containing all of the audible frequencies of vibration; "white noise is a good masking agent"

disturbance

noun1. disorder, bother (informal), turmoil, riot, upheaval, fray, brawl, uproar, agitation, fracas, commotion, rumpus, tumult, hubbub, shindig (informal), ruction (informal), ruckus (informal), shindy (informal) During the disturbance, three men were hurt.2. upset, bother, disorder, confusion, distraction, intrusion, interruption, annoyance, agitation, hindrance, perturbation, derangement The home would cause less disturbance than a school.3. disorder, upset, problem, trouble Poor educational performance is linked to emotional disturbances.

disturbance

noun1. An interruption of regular procedure or of public peace:agitation, commotion, disorder, helter-skelter, stir, tumult, turbulence, turmoil, uproar.Informal: flap, to-do.2. A change in normal place or position:dislocation, displacement, move, movement, rearrangement, shift.3. Serious mental illness or disorder impairing a person's capacity to function normally and safely:brainsickness, craziness, dementia, derangement, insaneness, insanity, lunacy, madness, mental illness, psychopathy, unbalance.Psychiatry: mania.Psychology: aberration, alienation.

Translations

干扰扰乱骚乱

disturb

(diˈstəːb) verb1. to interrupt or take attention away from. I'm sorry, am I disturbing you? 打擾，妨礙 打扰，妨碍 2. to worry or make anxious. This news has disturbed me very much. 使焦慮 使焦虑3. to stir up or throw into confusion. A violent storm disturbed the surface of the lake. 攪亂，擾亂 扰乱，弄乱，搞乱 diˈsturbance noun1. a noisy or disorderly happening. He was thrown out of the meeting for causing a disturbance. 騷動 骚乱2. an interruption. I've done quite a lot of work, despite several disturbances. 干擾 干扰3. an act of disturbing. He was arrested for disturbance of the peace. 擾亂 扰乱