disturbance
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4.1
- noun
- /dɪˈstɜːrbəns/
- Specialized
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perturbación
- Due to the recent disturbance in Heavenly Haven, there will be increased patrols in Sector 4.
- sleep disturbance
- recovery from disturbance
- natural disturbance
Even smallest disturbances can grow and have big consequences.
- Even smallest disturbances can grow and have big consequences.
- Gravity is a is a disturbance in the fabric of space and time.
- You know, is, is the disturbance of ovulation the cause or the result, right?
- Well, they would be functionally much Dumber because they couldn't continue a thought through all the disturbance.
- Yet another one is to create disturbances in the rotating cloud system so that it breaks apart.
- What I mean is that the sleep disturbance that we see precedes the onset of having suicidal thoughts.
- Well, I don't understand, but I'm just, I'm, I'm sensitive to disturbances except when sleeping.
- All physical disturbances have dissolved away.
Examples
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There's been a disturbance next door, and I'm told that we need to evacuate immediately.
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Do you know anything about the disturbance last night caused by the construction work?
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Do you know anything about the disturbance last night?
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In response to this small disturbance, some new channels open.
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So what is the effect of this disturbance on the closed loop now?
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So any disturbance in that field they can detect.
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I will not tolerate a disturbance in this hospital of any kind.
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There are disturbances ahead, sir.
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Natural and human-induced disturbances can have long-term, often negative effects on forest C storage capacity.
Academic text (2008) -
There is a disturbance at Hale Creek near Seth Harmon's residence.
Synonyms
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4.1
Getting involved in a situation in a way that stops or slows progress
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5.6
Extra sounds or information that hide the main message
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4.1
A break in the normal flow of activity
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4.1
A noisy situation when people are excited or confused
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4.1
A time of public unrest that breaks normal order
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8.8
A small change that makes a system behave differently
A change that makes a system or process work differently than usual
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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6.1
A sudden shaking of the ground often caused by an earthquake or volcano
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A mental illness that causes big changes in mood and feeling
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5.5
Unwanted electric signals that make devices not work properly
- Formal
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5.1
An action that makes a public place noisy or unsafe and can get you in trouble with the police
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6.0
A US school label under the law for students whose strong feelings or behavior problems hurt learning
How Disruptive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Disturbance comes from the Latin parts dis- meaning 'apart' and turbare meaning 'to throw into confusion'. So a disturbance is something that 'throws apart' the normal state and interrupts how something works.