Main entry: disturbance
Definition: the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion
Main entry: affray, ruffle, disturbance, fray
Definition: a noisy fight
Main entry: perturbation, disturbance
Definition: activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
Usage: 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
Main entry: interference, disturbance, noise
Definition: electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication
Main entry: disruption, disturbance, to-do, commotion, flutter, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle
Definition: a disorderly outburst or tumult
Usage: they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused
Main entry: folie, psychological disorder, disturbance, mental disorder, mental disturbance
Definition: (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
Main entry: perturbation, upset, disturbance
Definition: an unhappy and worried mental state
Usage: there was too much anger and disturbance; she didn't realize the upset she caused me