DISTURBANCE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of disturbing something or someone
   • setting something in motion
   Hypernyms(s) disturbance is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • motion (what does motion mean?)
   • movement (what does movement mean?)
   • move (what does move mean?)
   • motility (what does motility mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • circus (what does circus mean?)
   • carnival (what does carnival mean?)
   • disorganization (what does disorganization mean?)
   • disorganisation (what does disorganisation mean?)
   • disruption (what does disruption mean?)
   • perturbation (what does perturbation mean?)
   • commotion (what does commotion mean?)
   • din (what does din mean?)
   • ruction (what does ruction mean?)
   • ruckus (what does ruckus mean?)
   • rumpus (what does rumpus mean?)
   • tumult (what does tumult mean?)
   • furor (what does furor mean?)
   • furore (what does furore mean?)
   • havoc (what does havoc mean?)
   • mayhem (what does mayhem mean?)
   • melee (what does melee mean?)
   • scrimmage (what does scrimmage mean?)
   • battle royal (what does battle royal mean?)
   • agitation (what does agitation mean?)
   • excitement (what does excitement mean?)
   • turmoil (what does turmoil mean?)
   • upheaval (what does upheaval mean?)
   • hullabaloo (what does hullabaloo mean?)
   • outburst (what does outburst mean?)
   • tumultuous disturbance (what does tumultuous disturbance mean?)
   • rampage (what does rampage mean?)
   • violent disorder (what does violent disorder mean?)
   • upset (what does upset mean?)
   • derangement (what does derangement mean?)
   • overthrow (what does overthrow mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • touch (what does touch mean?)
   • disturb (what does disturb mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a noisy fight
   Synonym(s)
   • affray (what does affray mean?)
   • fray (what does fray mean?)
   • ruffle (what does ruffle mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) disturbance is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • fight (what does fight mean?)
   • fighting (what does fighting mean?)
   • combat (what does combat mean?)
   • scrap (what does scrap mean?)
3. Meaning
   • activity that is an intrusion or interruption
   Synonym(s)
   • perturbation (what does perturbation mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he looked around for the source of the disturbance
   • there was a disturbance of neural function
   Hypernyms(s) disturbance is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • activity (what does activity mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • fuss (what does fuss mean?)
   • trouble (what does trouble mean?)
   • bother (what does bother mean?)
   • hassle (what does hassle mean?)
   • magnetic storm (what does magnetic storm mean?)
4. Meaning
   • electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication
   Synonym(s)
   • interference (what does interference mean?)
   • noise (what does noise mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) disturbance is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • trouble (what does trouble mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • clutter (what does clutter mean?)
   • background (what does background mean?)
   • background signal (what does background signal mean?)
   • crosstalk (what does crosstalk mean?)
   • XT (what does XT mean?)
   • fadeout (what does fadeout mean?)
   • jitter (what does jitter mean?)
   • static (what does static mean?)
   • atmospherics (what does atmospherics mean?)
   • atmospheric static (what does atmospheric static mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a disorderly outburst or tumult
   Synonym(s)
   • commotion (what does commotion mean?)
   • disruption (what does disruption mean?)
   • flutter (what does flutter mean?)
   • hoo-ha (what does hoo-ha mean?)
   • hoo-hah (what does hoo-hah mean?)
   • hurly burly (what does hurly burly mean?)
   • kerfuffle (what does kerfuffle mean?)
   • stir (what does stir mean?)
   • to-do (what does to-do mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused
   Hypernyms(s) disturbance is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • disorder (what does disorder mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • convulsion (what does convulsion mean?)
   • turmoil (what does turmoil mean?)
   • upheaval (what does upheaval mean?)
   • earthquake (what does earthquake mean?)
   • incident (what does incident mean?)
   • storm (what does storm mean?)
   • tempest (what does tempest mean?)
   • storm center (what does storm center mean?)
   • storm centre (what does storm centre mean?)
   • tumult (what does tumult mean?)
   • tumultuousness (what does tumultuousness mean?)
   • uproar (what does uproar mean?)
   • garboil (what does garboil mean?)
6. Meaning
   • (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion
   • a more neutral term than mental illness
   Synonym(s)
   • folie (what does folie mean?)
   • mental disorder (what does mental disorder mean?)
   • mental disturbance (what does mental disturbance mean?)
   • psychological disorder (what does psychological disorder mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) disturbance is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • disorder (what does disorder mean?)
   • upset (what does upset mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • anxiety disorder (what does anxiety disorder mean?)
   • psychosomatic disorder (what does psychosomatic disorder mean?)
   • aberration (what does aberration mean?)
   • conversion disorder (what does conversion disorder mean?)
   • conversion reaction (what does conversion reaction mean?)
   • conversion hysteria (what does conversion hysteria mean?)
   • delirium (what does delirium mean?)
   • delusional disorder (what does delusional disorder mean?)
   • encopresis (what does encopresis mean?)
   • folie a deux (what does folie a deux mean?)
   • personality disorder (what does personality disorder mean?)
   • affective disorder (what does affective disorder mean?)
   • major affective disorder (what does major affective disorder mean?)
   • emotional disorder (what does emotional disorder mean?)
   • emotional disturbance (what does emotional disturbance mean?)
   • schizothymia (what does schizothymia mean?)
   • neurosis (what does neurosis mean?)
   • neuroticism (what does neuroticism mean?)
   • psychoneurosis (what does psychoneurosis mean?)
   • dissociative disorder (what does dissociative disorder mean?)
7. Meaning
   • an unhappy and worried mental state
   Synonym(s)
   • perturbation (what does perturbation mean?)
   • upset (what does upset mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • there was too much anger and disturbance
   • she didn”t realize the upset she caused me
   Hypernyms(s) disturbance is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • agitation (what does agitation mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • upset (what does upset mean?)
   • discompose (what does discompose mean?)
   • untune (what does untune mean?)
   • disconcert (what does disconcert mean?)
   • discomfit (what does discomfit mean?)
   • disturb (what does disturb mean?)
   • upset (what does upset mean?)
   • trouble (what does trouble mean?)
   • perturb (what does perturb mean?)
   • unhinge (what does unhinge mean?)
   • disquiet (what does disquiet mean?)
   • trouble (what does trouble mean?)
   • cark (what does cark mean?)
   • distract (what does distract mean?)
   • disorder (what does disorder mean?)
   • disturb (what does disturb mean?)
   • upset (what does upset mean?)
   • trouble (what does trouble mean?)