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DISTURBANCE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DISTURBANCE?

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Disturbance as a Noun
Definitions of "Disturbance" as a noun
Synonyms of "Disturbance" as a noun (30 Words)
Usage Examples of "Disturbance" as a noun
Associations of "Disturbance" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Disturbance” are: affray, fray, ruffle, commotion, disruption, flutter, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle, to-do, interference, noise, folie, perturbation, upset, distraction, bother, trouble, inconvenience, annoyance, irritation, riot, fracas, upheaval, brawl, street fight, melee, distress, concern, worry

Disturbance as a Noun

Definitions of "Disturbance" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “disturbance” as a noun can have the following definitions:

Interference with rights or property.
The interruption of a settled and peaceful condition.
The act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion.
A state in which normal mental or physical functioning is disrupted.
A disorderly outburst or tumult.
Electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication.
Activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption.
A noisy fight.
A breakdown of peaceful and law-abiding behaviour.
A psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness.
(psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness.
An unhappy and worried mental state.

Synonyms of "Disturbance" as a noun (30 Words)

affray	An instance of group fighting in a public place that disturbs the peace. A person guilty of affray.
annoyance	Something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness. The Council found him an annoyance.
bother	Something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness. I hope she hasn t been a bother.
brawl	An uproarious party. He d got into a drunken brawl* in a bar.*
commotion	A disorderly outburst or tumult. She was distracted by a commotion* across the street.*
concern	A business. The town s only travel agent was a small debt ridden concern.
disruption	An event that results in a displacement or discontinuity. The scheme was planned to minimize disruption.
distraction	Mental turmoil. There are plenty of distractions such as sailing.
distress	The seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim. They said the baby was in distress.
flutter	An act of fluttering. There was a flutter* of wings at the window.*
folie	A psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness.
fracas	Noisy quarrel. The fracas* was broken up by stewards.*
fray	A noisy fight.
hoo-ha	A disorderly outburst or tumult.
hoo-hah	A disorderly outburst or tumult.
inconvenience	The state or fact of being troublesome or difficult with regard to one’s personal requirements or comfort. The inconveniences of life in a remote city.
interference	Blocking a player’s path with your body. Concerns about government interference* in church life.*
irritation	A sudden outburst of anger. Any food produced irritation* of the stomach.*
kerfuffle	A commotion or fuss, especially one caused by conflicting views. There was a kerfuffle* over the chairmanship.*
melee	A confused crowd of people. The melee* of people that were always thronging the streets.*
noise	A loud outcry of protest or complaint. During the firework display that ended the gala the noise* reached 98 decibels.*
perturbation	Activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption. The term distress connotes some degree of perturbation* and emotional upset.*
riot	An uproar. A riot* of emotions raged through Fabia.*
ruffle	A noisy fight.
street fight	The streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there is poverty and crime and prostitution and dereliction.
to-do	A disorderly outburst or tumult.
trouble	Used to refer to the condition of a pregnant unmarried woman. He s been in trouble* with the police.*
upheaval	Disturbance usually in protest. Major upheavals in the financial markets.
upset	The act of upsetting something. She didn t realize the upset* she caused me.*
worry	A source of anxiety. His worry* over the prospect of being fired.*

Usage Examples of "Disturbance" as a noun

The disturbances were precipitated when four men were refused bail.
There was too much anger and disturbance.
There was a disturbance of neural function.
A helicopter landing can cause disturbance to residents.
Children with learning difficulty and personality disturbance.
He looked around for the source of the disturbance.
They were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused.

Associations of "Disturbance" (30 Words)

agitation	A state of agitation or turbulent change or development. The techniques mostly involve agitation* by stirring.*
brouhaha	A confused disturbance far greater than its cause merits. All that election brouhaha.
cease	Cease is a noun only in the phrase without cease end. They were asked to cease* all military activity.*
chaos	The formless matter supposed to have existed before the creation of the universe. Snow caused chaos* in the region.*
clamor	Compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring. He clamored for justice and tolerance.
clatter	Fall or move with a clatter. Bennett clattered Coleman ten yards out from goal.
commotion	Civil insurrection. Damage caused by civil commotion.
confusion	Disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably. He changed his name in order to avoid confusion* with the notorious outlaw.*
din	Make a resonant sound, like artillery. A runner up he dinned into them was a loser.
disorder	Bring disorder to. An improved understanding of mental disorder.
disrupt	Interrupt (an event, activity, or process) by causing a disturbance or problem. Flooding disrupted rail services.
disruption	An act of delaying or interrupting the continuity. There had been no delays or disruptions to flights.
flutter	An act of fluttering. Her insides were in a flutter.
hubbub	A chaotic din caused by a crowd of people. She fought through the hubbub.
interfere	Cause interference to a broadcast radio signal. You promised not to interfere.
interference	Blocking a player’s path with your body. Concerns about government interference* in church life.*
intervention	Action taken to improve a medical disorder. Repeated interventions by central banks.
mayhem	The crime of maliciously injuring or maiming someone, originally so as to render them defenceless. Complete mayhem* broke out.*
midst	The middle part or point. He left his flat in the midst* of a rainstorm.*
pandemonium	Wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar. There was complete pandemonium* everyone just panicked.*
perturbation	An unhappy and worried mental state. She sensed her friend s perturbation.
racket	A snowshoe resembling a racket. A squash racket.
remonstrate	Make a forcefully reproachful protest. You don t mean that she remonstrated.
riot	Take part in a riot disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot. The film s sex scenes caused a riot* in Cannes.*
shakeup	The imposition of a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes. Top officials were forced out in the cabinet shakeup.
tumult	Violent agitation. The whole neighbourhood was in a state of fear and tumult.
turbulence	A state of conflict or confusion. The plane shuddered as it entered some turbulence.
turmoil	A state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty. The country was in turmoil.
upheaval	A rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building. Major upheavals in the financial markets.
uproar	A state of commotion and noise and confusion. The assembly dissolved in uproar.