1. Noun
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. Noun
Confusion of the mind; agitation of the feelings; perplexity; uneasiness.
3. Noun
Violent agitation in the body politic; public commotion; tumult.
4. Noun
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.
5. Noun
(psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
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6. Noun
electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication
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7. Noun
a noisy fight
Vocabulary classified under Business and finance
8. Noun
an unhappy and worried mental state; "there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn't realize the upset she caused me"
Vocabulary classified under Psychology
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