6. disturbance any cyclonic storm or low-pressure area, usu. a small one.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < AF, OF)
Definition of 'Disturbance'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)perturbation, 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"
2. (noun)disturbance, perturbation, upset an unhappy and worried mental state "there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn't realize the upset she caused me"
3. (noun)disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle a disorderly outburst or tumult "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"
4. (noun)affray, disturbance, fray, ruffle a noisy fight
5. (noun)disturbance the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion
6. (noun)mental disorder, mental disturbance, disturbance, psychological disorder, folie (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a moreneutral term than mental illness
7. (noun)noise, interference, disturbance electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication
1. (noun)disturbance noisy or violent behavior in public Three men were arrested after a disturbance in the park.
2. disturbance interruption or disruption sleep disturbances
Definition of 'Disturbance'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)Disturbance 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)Disturbance confusion of the mind; agitation of the feelings; perplexity; uneasiness
3. (noun)Disturbance violent agitation in the body politic; public commotion; tumult
4. (noun)Disturbance 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
Definitions of Disturbance 
Afrikaans: steurnis, verstoring
Arabic: إضْطِراب
Bulgarian: смут
Brazilian: desordem
Czech: povyk, výtržnost
German: die Störung
Danish: forstyrrelse; uro
Greek: φασαρία, αναστάτωση
Spanish: alboroto, molestia, ruido
Estonian: korrarikkumine
Farsi: اختلال؛ ناآرامی
Finnish: häiriö
French: tapage
Hebrew: מְהוּמָה
Hindi: उपद्रव
Croatian: uznemiravanje
Hungarian: zavar
Indonesian: kerusuhan
Icelandic: truflun;óspektir
Italian: tumulto
Japanese: 騒ぎ
Korean: 소동
Lithuanian: viešosios tvarkos pažeidi
Latvian: nekārtības
Malay: gangguan
Dutch: rel
Norwegian: forstyrrelse, bråk, opptø
Polish: zakłócenie spokoju, zajśc
Persian: اختلال؛ ناآرامی
Pashto: ، نارامه كول، اخلالول
Portuguese: desordem
Romanian: scandal
Russian: нарушение
Slovak: výtržnosť, rušenie, nepok
Slovenian: razgrajanje
Serbian: ometanje
Swedish: oordning, bråk
Thai: ความไม่สงบ
Turkish: karışıklık, kargaşa
Taiwanese: 騷動
Ukrainian: неспокій; порушення
Urdu: ہلچل
Vietnamese: sự náo động
Chinese: 骚乱
