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English to English noun
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activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption |  | Example: the term `distress' connotes some degree of perturbation and emotional upset
he looked around for the source of the disturbance
there was a disturbance of neural function
source: wordnet30
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an unhappy and worried mental state | | Example: there was too much anger and disturbance
she didn't realize the upset she caused me
source: wordnet30
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a disorderly outburst or tumult | | Example: they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused
source: wordnet30
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a noisy fight | | source: wordnet30
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the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion | | source: wordnet30
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(psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness | | source: wordnet30
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electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication | | source: wordnet30
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An interruption of a state of peace or quiet; derangement of the regular course of things; disquiet; disorder; as, a disturbance of religious exercises; a disturbance of the galvanic current. | | source: webster1913
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