disturbance en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /dɪˈstɜɹ.bəns/ (Canada, General-American)
- [dɪˈstɜːbn̩s] (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
- [dɪˈstɝbn̩s] (Canada, General-American)
- /dɪˈstɜː.bəns/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
- (California, Southern) audio
Etymology
From Middle English disturbaunce, from Old French destorbance, destourbance, from destourber (“disturb”), from Latin disturbō. By surface analysis, disturb + -ance.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The act of disturbing, being disturbed.
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(countable, uncountable) Something that disturbs.
That guy causes a lot of trouble, you know, he’s such a disturbance.
- (countable, uncountable) A noisy commotion that causes a hubbub or interruption.
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(countable, uncountable) An interruption of that which is normal or regular.
Phoenix and Lubbock are both caught in severe drought, and it is going to get much worse. We may see many such [dust] storms in the decades ahead, along with species extinctions, radical disturbance of ecosystems, and intensified social conflict over land and water. Welcome to the Anthropocene, the epoch when humans have become a major geological and climatic force.
2012 January 14, Donald Worster, “A Drier and Hotter Future”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 26 Jan 2012, page 70:Blue No. 1 and yellow No. 6 may also be toxic to some human cells. And as little as 1 milligram of yellow dye No. 5 may cause irritability, restlessness and sleep disturbances for sensitive children.
2025 March 29, Kristen Rogers, “Over half of US states are trying to eliminate food dyes. Here’s what you can do now”, in CNN:
- (countable, uncountable) A serious mental imbalance or illness.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| disturbances | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| disturbaunce | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
antidisturbance · mental disturbance · undisturbance · indisturbance · ipseity disturbance · disturbance regime · redisturbance · predisturbance · nondisturbance
Synonyms
Translations (110)
cs výtržník (something that disturbs) · ro tulburare (act of disturbing, being disturbed) · ckb ئاژاوە (something that disturbs) · cs narušení (interruption of that which is normal or regular) · de Störung ((psychology) serious mental imbalance or illness) · ru наруши́тель (something that disturbs) · de Störenfried (something that disturbs) · pt perturbação (something that disturbs) · grc ταραχή (a noisy commotion) · bg безредие (interruption of that which is normal or regular) · es perturbación (act of disturbing, being disturbed) · mi taute (a noisy commotion) · nb forstyrrelse (something that disturbs) · sv störning ((psychology) serious mental imbalance or illness) · pt transtorno ((psychology) serious mental imbalance or illness) · pt perturbação (act of disturbing, being disturbed) · oc destorbi (act of disturbing, being disturbed) · gd atharrachadh (interruption of that which is normal or regular) · ro perturbare (interruption of that which is normal or regular) · ang gedrefnes (act of disturbing, being disturbed) · ro tulburare ((psychology) serious mental imbalance or illness) · oc perturbacion (act of disturbing, being disturbed) · ro perturbație (interruption of that which is normal or regular) · fi häirintä (act of disturbing, being disturbed) · ga suaitheadh (act of disturbing, being disturbed) · ru расстро́йство (interruption of that which is normal or regular) · bg бъротия (interruption of that which is normal or regular) · ca pertorbació (act of disturbing, being disturbed) · mi ngari (something that disturbs) · mi ngaungau (interruption of that which is normal or regular) · bn জ্বালাতন (something that disturbs) · txb krämpālñe (act of disturbing, being disturbed) · es disturbio (act of disturbing, being disturbed) · fi häiriö (interruption of that which is normal or regular) · fi häiritseminen (act of disturbing, being disturbed) · pt estorvo (act of disturbing, being disturbed) · ca destorb (act of disturbing, being disturbed) · he הפרעה (act of disturbing, being disturbed) · la turba (a noisy commotion) · mi āheihei (a noisy commotion) · ru расстро́йство ((psychology) serious mental imbalance or illness) · mi pororaru (interruption of that which is normal or regular) · ro deranjare (act of disturbing, being disturbed) · mi heihei (interruption of that which is normal or regular) · nl verstoring (act of disturbing, being disturbed) · mi āheihei (interruption of that which is normal or regular) · hi हुड़दंग (a noisy commotion) · ga suaitheadh intinne ((psychology) serious mental imbalance or illness) · es estorbo (act of disturbing, being disturbed) · ja 混乱 (interruption of that which is normal or regular) · nl storing (act of disturbing, being disturbed) · ro perturbație ((psychology) serious mental imbalance or illness) · ro perturbare (act of disturbing, being disturbed) · mi rarī (something that disturbs) · es perturbación ((psychology) serious mental imbalance or illness) · bg смут (act of disturbing, being disturbed) · sw utundu (act of disturbing, being disturbed) · mi rarī (a noisy commotion) · ro deranjament (interruption of that which is normal or regular) · fr trouble (act of disturbing, being disturbed) · es perturbación (interruption of that which is normal or regular) · pt distúrbio ((psychology) serious mental imbalance or illness) · de Störung (act of disturbing, being disturbed) · bg смущение (act of disturbing, being disturbed) · cs vyrušení (interruption of that which is normal or regular) · ro deranj (something that disturbs) · cs rušení (act of disturbing, being disturbed) · got 𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌱𐌽𐌰 (act of disturbing, being disturbed) · es estorbo (something that disturbs) · mi manioro (a noisy commotion) · fi häirikkö (something that disturbs) · ru наруше́ние (interruption of that which is normal or regular) · ru наруши́тельница (something that disturbs) · ckb ئاژاوە (act of disturbing, being disturbed) · de Geistesstörung ((psychology) serious mental imbalance or illness) · mi ngangau (something that disturbs) · mg korontana (act of disturbing, being disturbed) · pt estorvo (something that disturbs) · ru волне́ния (act of disturbing, being disturbed) · grc ἄραδος (act of disturbing, being disturbed) · luy bunani (act of disturbing, being disturbed) · eo perturbo (act of disturbing, being disturbed) · fr tapage (act of disturbing, being disturbed) · mi āheihei (something that disturbs) · nb forstyrrelse (act of disturbing, being disturbed) · sv störning (interruption of that which is normal or regular) · ckb ئاژاوە (interruption of that which is normal or regular) · es perturbación (something that disturbs) · de Störung (interruption of that which is normal or regular) · ml അലട്ടൽ (act of disturbing, being disturbed) · mi heihei (a noisy commotion) · sv störning (act of disturbing, being disturbed) · cs duševní porucha ((psychology) serious mental imbalance or illness) · cy aflonyddwch (act of disturbing, being disturbed) · da forstyrrelse (something that disturbs) · mi rawehoi (something that disturbs) · es trastorno ((psychology) serious mental imbalance or illness) · ja 動揺 (act of disturbing, being disturbed) · sv avbrott (interruption of that which is normal or regular) · mi ngangau (a noisy commotion) · mi raweoi (something that disturbs) · sv rubbning ((psychology) serious mental imbalance or illness) · sv störning (something that disturbs) · da forstyrrelse (act of disturbing, being disturbed) · gd aimhreit (act of disturbing, being disturbed) · pt perturbação (interruption of that which is normal or regular) · ro încomodare (something that disturbs) · fi häiriö ((psychology) serious mental imbalance or illness) · ru беспоря́дки (act of disturbing, being disturbed) · ja 動乱 (act of disturbing, being disturbed)