Meaning

5 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of disturbing, being disturbed.

    Störung

    беспоря́дкиbesporjádki, волне́нияvolnénija

    the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion

  2. (countable, uncountable)Something that disturbs.

    That guy causes a lot of trouble, you know, he’s such a disturbance.

    Störenfried

    наруши́тельnarušítelʹ, наруши́тельницаnarušítelʹnica

  3. (countable, uncountable)A noisy commotion that causes a hubbub or interruption.

    a noisy fight

  4. (countable, uncountable)An interruption of that which is normal or regular.

    Störung

    расстро́йствоrasstrójstvo, наруше́ниеnarušénije

  5. (countable, uncountable)A serious mental imbalance or illness.

    Störung, Geistesstörung

    расстро́йствоrasstrójstvo

    (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness

Examples

17 sentences
  1. The police arrested the man who was causing the disturbance.

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  2. Tom caused a disturbance.

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  3. The police intervened in the disturbance.

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  4. Our journey was quiet, without any disturbance.

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  5. I inquired about the disturbance last night.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
act of disturbing, being disturbed:
something that disturbs:
interruption of that which is normal or regular:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
act of disturbing, being disturbed:
something that disturbs:
(psychology) serious mental imbalance or illness:

Origin

From Middle English disturbaunce, from Old French destorbance, destourbance, from destourb

From Middle English disturbaunce, from Old French destorbance, destourbance, from destourber (“disturb”), from Latin disturbō. By surface analysis, disturb + -ance.

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Forms

plural: disturbances
Singulardisturbance
Pluraldisturbances

regular

Synonyms

20 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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