disturbance

n.

1. 1. The act of disturbing.
   2. The condition of being disturbed: "The forest . . . is in various stages of disturbance. Only the biggest trees . . . have been left standing" (Alex Shoumatoff).
2. Something that disturbs, as a commotion, scuffle, or public tumult.
3. Mental or emotional unbalance or disorder.
4. A variation in normal wind conditions.
5. Geology. Folding or faulting that affects a relatively large area.

noun

1. An interruption of regular procedure or of public peace: agitation, commotion, disorder, helter-skelter, stir¹, tumult, turbulence, turmoil, uproar. Informal flap, to-do. See calm/agitation, order/disorder.
2. A change in normal place or position: dislocation, displacement, move, movement, rearrangement, shift. See move/halt.
3. Serious mental illness or disorder impairing a person's capacity to function normally and safely: brainsickness, craziness, dementia, derangement, insaneness, insanity, lunacy, madness, mental illness, psychopathy, unbalance. Psychiatry mania. Psychology aberration, alienation. See sane/insane.

n

Definition: commotion; upset
Antonyms: calm, order, peace, quiet, stillness, tranquility

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A departure or divergence from that which is considered normal.

IN BRIEF: An interruption.

The crinkling of a hundred cough drop wrappers caused a greater disturbance than the coughing itself.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - forstyrrelse, uro, bekymring, afbrydelse, overlast, krænkelse af ret

Nederlands (Dutch)
opschudding, storing, stoornis, burengerucht, aantasten van rechten/ eigendom

Français (French)
n. - troubles, émeute, bruit, tapage

Deutsch (German)
n. - Unruhe, Störung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - διατάραξη, φασαρία, ταραχή, ανησυχία, ενόχληση

Italiano (Italian)
agitazione, disturbo, perturbazione della quiete pubblica

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tumulto (m), impedimento (m) no exercício de direito (jur.)

Русский (Russian)
расстройство, возмущение, нарушение, помехи

Español (Spanish)
n. - agitación, perturbación, trastorno, desorden, alboroto

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - störande, oordning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
扰乱, 忧虑, 不安

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 擾亂, 憂慮, 不安

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 소동, 장애, 교란의 원인

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 邪魔, 妨害, 騒ぎ, 不安, 障害

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) إزعاج, انزعاج, شغب, اضطراب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תסיסה, הפרעה‬

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