disturbance
/dɪˈstɜɹ.bəns/ noun B1- The act of disturbing, being disturbed.
- Something that disturbs. · That guy causes a lot of trouble, you know, he’s such a disturbance.
- A noisy commotion that causes a hubbub or interruption.
- An interruption of that which is normal or regular.
- A serious mental imbalance or illness.
Plural disturbances
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On the Exchange there were hurricanes and landslides and snowstorms and glaciers and volcanoes, and those elemental disturbances were reproduced in miniature in the broker’s offices.
Anne hurried home after breakfast and so remained in blissful ignorance of the disturbance which presently resulted in the Barry household until the late afternoon, when she went down to Mrs.
His complexion became pale with anger, and the disturbance of his mind was visible in every feature.
Yet the hours passed on without any unusual disturbance, and Dantès knew that he had escaped the first peril.
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