disturbance

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Something that interrupts a normal, peaceful, or regular situation.

   The building work caused a constant disturbance in the neighbourhood.

2. 2
   noun

   A noisy or violent incident in a public place.

   Police were called to deal with a disturbance outside the bar.

3. 3
   noun

   A state of worry or trouble in the mind.

   The therapy helped ease his emotional disturbance.

From Middle English disturbaunce, from Old French destorbance, destourbance, from destourber (“disturb”), from Latin disturbō. By surface analysis, disturb + -ance.

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