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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Disturbance \Dis*turb"ance\, n. [OF. destorbance.] 1. 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. 2. Confusion of the mind; agitation of the feelings; perplexity; uneasiness. Any man . . . in a state of disturbance and irritation. --Burke. 3. Violent agitation in the body politic; public commotion; tumult. The disturbance was made to support a general accusation against the province. --Bancroft. 4. (Law) The hindering or disquieting of a person in the lawful and peaceable enjoyment of his right the interruption of a right as the disturbance of a franchise, of common, of ways, and the like --Blackstone. Syn: Tumult; brawl; commotion; turmoil; uproar; hubbub; disorder; derangement; confusion; agitation; perturbation; annoyance. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: disturbance n 1: activity that is an intrusion or interruption; "he looked around for the source of the disturbance"; "there was a disturbance of neural function" [syn: {perturbation}] 2: an unhappy and worried mental state; "there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn't realize the upset she caused me" [syn: {perturbation}, {upset}] 3: a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: {disruption}, {commotion}, {turmoil}, {stir}, {hurly burly}, {to-do}] 4: a noisy fight [syn: {affray}, {fray}, {ruffle}] 5: the act of disturbing something or someone setting something in motion 6: (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness [syn: {mental disorder}, {mental disturbance}] 7: electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication [syn: {noise}, {interference}]
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