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The synonyms of “Disturbances” are: affray, fray, ruffle, commotion, disruption, flutter, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle, to-do, interference, noise, folie, perturbation, upset
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “disturbances” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| affray | Noisy quarrel. A person guilty of affray. |
| commotion | A disorderly outburst or tumult. She was distracted by a commotion across the street. |
| disruption | Radical change to an existing industry or market due to technological innovation. No industry is immune to digital disruption. |
| flutter | An act of fluttering. Her insides were in a flutter. |
| folie | (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness. |
| fray | A noisy fight. |
| hoo-ha | A disorderly outburst or tumult. |
| hoo-hah | A disorderly outburst or tumult. |
| interference | The combination of two or more electromagnetic waveforms to form a resultant wave in which the displacement is either reinforced or cancelled. Concerns about government interference in church life. |
| kerfuffle | A disorderly outburst or tumult. There was a kerfuffle over the chairmanship. |
| noise | Sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound. During the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels. |
| perturbation | A secondary influence on a system that causes it to deviate slightly. She sensed her friend s perturbation. |
| ruffle | A vibrating drumbeat. |
| to-do | A disorderly outburst or tumult. |
| upset | The act of upsetting something. He was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed. |
| 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. The brouhaha over those infamous commercials. |
| cease | Cease is a noun only in the phrase without cease end. The hostilities ceased and normal life was resumed. |
| chaos | The first created being, from which came the primeval deities Gaia, Tartarus, Erebus, and Nyx. Snow caused chaos in the region. |
| clamor | Compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring. They clamored the mayor into building a new park. |
| clatter | Fall or move with a clatter. Bennett clattered Coleman ten yards out from goal. |
| commotion | The act of making a noisy disturbance. Damage caused by civil commotion. |
| confusion | The state of being bewildered or unclear in one’s mind about something. There seems to be some confusion about which system does what. |
| din | Make a resonant sound, like artillery. The sound dinned irritatingly into Marian s head. |
| disorder | Bring disorder to. The world s currency markets were in disorder. |
| disrupt | (of a company or form of technology) cause radical change in (an industry or market) by means of innovation. If an explosion of volcanic steam had formed the crater the blast from below would have disrupted the underlying rock. |
| disruption | Radical change to an existing industry or market due to technological innovation. There had been no delays or disruptions to flights. |
| flutter | An act of fluttering. Mavis fluttered about nervously. |
| hubbub | A busy, noisy situation. She fought through the hubbub. |
| interfere | Cause interference to a broadcast radio signal. Your talking interferes with my work. |
| interference | A policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries. Concerns about government interference in church life. |
| intervention | Care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury. Repeated interventions by central banks. |
| mayhem | Violent or extreme disorder; chaos. Complete mayhem broke out. |
| midst | The middle part or point. He left his flat in the midst of a rainstorm. |
| pandemonium | A state of extreme confusion and disorder. There was complete pandemonium everyone just panicked. |
| perturbation | A secondary influence on a system that causes it to deviate slightly. She sensed her friend s perturbation. |
| racket | Hit a ball with a racket. A squash racket. |
| remonstrate | Make a forcefully reproachful protest. He turned angrily to remonstrate with Tommy. |
| riot | Take part in a riot disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot. A young lord leaving the city after a night of riot. |
| 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 | The act of making a noisy disturbance. A tumult of shouting and screaming broke out. |
| turbulence | Instability in the atmosphere. Political turbulence. |
| turmoil | Disturbance usually in protest. The country was in turmoil. |
| upheaval | A violent or sudden change or disruption to something. Times of political upheaval. |
| uproar | A loud and impassioned noise or disturbance. It caused an uproar in the press. |
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