Definitions for disturbance
dɪˈstɜr bənsdis·tur·bance

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. perturbation, disturbancenoun

   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. disturbance, perturbation, upsetnoun

   an unhappy and worried mental state

   "there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn't realize the upset she caused me"

3. disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfufflenoun

   a disorderly outburst or tumult

   "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"

4. affray, disturbance, fray, rufflenoun

   a noisy fight

5. disturbancenoun

   the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion

6. mental disorder, mental disturbance, disturbance, psychological disorder, folienoun

   (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness

7. noise, interference, disturbancenoun

   electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. disturbancenoun

   The act of disturbing, being disturbed

2. disturbancenoun

   Something that disturbs

   That guy causes a lot of trouble, you know, he's such a disturbance.

3. disturbancenoun

   An interruption of that which is normal or regular.

4. disturbancenoun

   A serious mental imbalance or illness.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Disturbancenoun

   Etymology: from disturb.

   1. Perplexity; interruption of tranquillity.

   The denomination of money concerns trade, and the alteration of that necessarily brings disturbance to it. John Locke.

   2. Confusion; disorder.

   They can survey a variety of complicated ideas without fatigue or disturbance. Isaac Watts, Improvement of the Mind.

   3. Tumult; violation of peace.

   This mischief had not then befall’n,
   And more that shall befal: innumerable
   Disturbances on earth through female snares. John Milton, Pa. Lost.

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1. disturbance

   A disturbance is any event or occurrence that interferes with the normal functioning, order or balance of a system, environment or organism. It can also refer to a state of agitation or upset, or an interruption of peace and quiet. Disturbances can be natural or man-made, temporary or permanent, and can occur in a variety of contexts, such as ecological disturbances, physical disturbances, or emotional disturbances.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Disturbancenoun

   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. Disturbancenoun

   confusion of the mind; agitation of the feelings; perplexity; uneasiness

3. Disturbancenoun

   violent agitation in the body politic; public commotion; tumult

4. Disturbancenoun

   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

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Disturbance

   In ecology, a disturbance is a temporary change in average environmental conditions that causes a pronounced change in an ecosystem. Outside disturbance forces often act quickly and with great effect, sometimes resulting in the removal of large amounts of biomass. Ecological disturbances include fires, flooding, windstorm, insect outbreaks, as well as anthropogenic disturbances such as trampling, forest clearing, and the introduction of exotic species. Disturbances can have profound immediate effects on ecosystems and can, accordingly, greatly alter the natural community. Because of these and the impacts on populations, these effects can continue for an extended period of time.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. disturbance

   See SPANISH DISTURBANCE.

Matched Categories

1. • Activity
   • Agitation
   • Disorder
   • Fight
   • Motion
   • Psychiatry
   • Trouble

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'disturbance' in Nouns Frequency: #2294

How to pronounce disturbance?

1. Alex

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How to say disturbance in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of disturbance in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of disturbance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of disturbance in a Sentence

1. Jemina Stuart-Smith:

   Low dispersal capability, small population size, and relatively low reproductive output make them susceptible to environmental disturbance.

2. Claudio Semini:

   If we have a moving mass in front, that creates also a disturbance in the legs. So what we're developing is algorithms that can take into account that external disturbance from the payload or from the arm. And then servo the legs, control the legs in a way to compensate for these disturbances. And we've managed to do this very well; there's an example where we moved the arm left and right relatively fast, and if we don't use the smart controller the robot moves a lot. But if we turn on the smart controller, the torque and forces in the cylinders and joints are optimized so that the robot is relatively firm and rejects all these external disturbances.

3. Michael Silverman:

   There's so much stigma associated with mood disturbance and anxiety that patients try to grab on to anything they can to explain what's going on, allergies could be aggravating a problem in their lives they don't want to deal with.

4. John Schumaker:

   Without cultural sanction, most or all our religious beliefs and rituals would fall into the domain of mental disturbance.

5. Joseph Wilson:

   I heard a commissioner say that only 10 % of the land at Grand-Staircase has any scenic value, to them 90 % of this was worthless, but that underestimates the importance of biodiversity here and we can assume that things that cause a lot of disturbance to the area will have negative consequences.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=disturbance
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Disturbance
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=disturbance
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disturbance
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=disturbance
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=disturbance