disturbance

disturbance is a 11-letter English word with 11 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 20 · 11 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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. noun. Confusion of the mind; agitation of the feelings; perplexity; uneasiness.
3. noun. Violent agitation in the body politic; public commotion; tumult.
4. noun. 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.
5. noun. the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion
6. noun. a noisy fight

   Synonyms: affray, fray, ruffle

7. noun. activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption

   "the term `distress' connotes some degree of perturbation and emotional upset"

   "he looked around for the source of the disturbance"

   Synonyms: perturbation

8. noun. electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication

   Synonyms: interference, noise

9. noun. a disorderly outburst or tumult

   "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"

   Synonyms: commotion, disruption, flutter, kerfuffle

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

    Synonyms: folie

11. noun. an unhappy and worried mental state

    "there was too much anger and disturbance"

    "she didn't realize the upset she caused me"

    Synonyms: perturbation, upset

Synonyms

affray, fray, ruffle, perturbation, interference, noise, commotion, disruption, flutter, kerfuffle, folie, upset

Common word forms

disturbances

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