disturbance
[noun]
Synonyms:
- interruption, annoyance, bother, distraction, intrusion
- disorder, brawl, commotion, fracas, fray, rumpus

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

dis‧turb‧ance /dɪˈstɜːbəns $ -ɜːr-/ noun
[Word Family: adjective: disturbed ≠ undisturbed, disturbing; verb: disturb; noun: disturbance; adverb: disturbingly]

1. [uncountable and countable] formal a situation in which people behave violently in public:
There were disturbances in the crowd as fans left the stadium.
create/cause a disturbance
army training on controlling civil disturbance

2. [uncountable and countable] something that interrupts what you are doing, or the act of making this happen:
We arrange the work so there’s as little disturbance as possible.
disturbance to
When a helicopter lands, it can cause a disturbance to local residents.

3. [uncountable] a medical condition in which someone is mentally ill and does not behave normally:
a history of mental disturbance

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

disturbance
noun
I. actions that upset the normal state of sb/sth
ADJ. considerable, major, serious | minimal, minimum, minor, slight
QUANT. level an unacceptable level of disturbance to occupiers of adjacent properties
VERB + DISTURBANCE cause, create, make The traffic causes serious disturbance to residents.
suffer | prevent She moved the nest very carefully to prevent disturbance to the birds.
PREP. without ~ a place where you can work without disturbance
~ from disturbance from noisy lorries
~ of the major disturbance of marine life caused by oil spillages
~ to Buildings should create minimum disturbance to the environment.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

disturbance
II. violent public event
ADJ. serious The decision led to serious disturbances in all the country's main cities.
violent | public | crowd, mass | serious | civil, ethnic, political, racial, social | inner city, rural, urban
VERB + DISTURBANCE cause, give rise to, lead to, provoke, trigger (off) He was arrested and charged with causing a disturbance in a public place. An influx of refugees has triggered off disturbances.
be involved in Large numbers of workers involved in the disturbances have been arrested.
deal with, put down, quell Troops were brought in to put down the disturbance.
DISTURBANCE + VERB occur | involve sb disturbances involving members of a crowd of 550 demonstrators
PREP. during/in a/the ~ Several people were injured during a disturbance in the capital city.
~ among There had been violent disturbances among the prisoners. | ~ between disturbances between members of two rival factions
PHRASES a disturbance of the peace The government advocated strong action against Mussolini's disturbance of the peace.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

disturbance
III. emotional/physical upset
ADJ. serious, severe | behavioural, emotional, mental, psychiatric, psychological teenagers suffering from a kind of psychological disturbance
bowel, menstrual | sleep
VERB + DISTURBANCE suffer from
PREP. ~ in a disturbance in liver function behavioural disturbances in children

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

disturbance

cause/create a disturbance
Several people were arrested for creating a disturbance outside the embassy.
quell a disturbance formal (=stop one)
Extra police were called to quell the disturbances.
a disturbance breaks out (=starts)
A disturbance broke out between local youths and a group of sailors.
a violent disturbance
Over a hundred people were injured during violent disturbances in the capital.
a serious disturbance
There were serious disturbances in a number of British cities.
a civil disturbance (=fighting between different groups of people in a country)
Two men had already been killed in civil disturbances.
a political disturbance (=about political ideas)
Political disturbances followed the announcement.
a racial disturbance (=between people of different races)
Black people were still repressed and racial disturbances continued.

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