disturbance
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4.1
- noun
- /dɪˈstɜːrbəns/
- Specialized
:
trastorno
- emotional disturbance
- serious emotional disturbance
- sleep disturbance
The most common is fatigue, sleep disturbance, shortness of breath, indigestion, anxiety.
- The most common is fatigue, sleep disturbance, shortness of breath, indigestion, anxiety.
- And I think there's a certain quality of disturbance that comes when we don't acknowledge that.
- Be letting go of all emotional disturbance.
- Oh, well, you know, you just have a emotional, you know, disturbance or, you know, just need more serotonin.
- And it's no surprise therefore that sleep disturbances correlate with so many emotional and psychological disturbances.
- But he says that anger arises from a mental disturbance brought about by an injury.
- So he says that it's been discovered recently what we call mental illness or mental disturbance.
- Greater sadness or disturbance or pain trustitia results, which then leads to greater anger.
Examples
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But the main point is that at no time during service... ...did you have a record of mental disturbance.
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Peace came to our household, but a disturbance grew in me.
Fiction book (2001) -
There was no way of knowing then if her silence was forced or whether she was a victim of toxic or mental disturbance.
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Important symptoms include feelings of a lack of interest or pleasure in activities or sleep disturbances.
Academic text (2015) -
OK, sometimes people with emotional and mental disturbances can have psychic moments.
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There are distinct types of socioemotional disturbance and behavior disorders that may be displayed by children with LD.
Academic text (1992) -
Some children with LD experience mild to severe disturbances of socioemotional functioning.
Academic text (1992) -
After the accident, she experienced a great deal of emotional disturbance and needed counseling.
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The psychologist noted that his emotional disturbance stemmed from unresolved childhood issues.
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Her constant worry about future events led to significant mental disturbance that affected her daily life.
Synonyms
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1.0
A situation with fighting or strong arguments that disturbs people
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4.3
A health condition in which the body or mind do not work normally
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3.6
A state of very strong pain, worry or serious trouble
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4.8
A time of great confusion and disorder
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1.8
A time of feeling sad or worried
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5.1
A feeling of nervous worry and restlessness
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3.0
A strong feeling of worry that makes you unable to think clearly
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7.4
A mental illness that causes big changes in mood and feeling
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7.9
A strong feeling of worry or nervousness
A feeling of worry or upset that makes you restless
A feeling of being sad, angry, or worried after bad news
A feeling of being worried and not calm
A feeling of worry that makes you unable to relax
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
6.1
A sudden shaking of the ground often caused by an earthquake or volcano
- Specialized
1
7.4
A mental illness that causes big changes in mood and feeling
- Specialized
1
5.5
Unwanted electric signals that make devices not work properly
- Formal
1
5.1
An action that makes a public place noisy or unsafe and can get you in trouble with the police
- Formal
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6.0
A US school label under the law for students whose strong feelings or behavior problems hurt learning
How Troubled
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Disturbance comes from dis- 'apart' and turbare 'to throw into confusion', a root shared with trouble. So a mental or sleep disturbance is something that upsets your mind, breaks your calm, and causes worry or poor sleep.