disturbance

/dɪ'stɜrbəns/ noun
11 letters3 syllables16 points in Scrabble®20 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS7
NOUN
1

A noisy fight.

2

A disorderly outburst or tumult.

“they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused”

3

Electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication.

4

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

5

Activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption.

“he looked around for the source of the disturbance”

“there was a disturbance of neural function”

6

An unhappy and worried mental state.

“there was too much anger and disturbance”

7

The act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion.

WORD FORMS
Related formdisturb
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®16 points
Words With Friends®20 points
Double word32 points
Triple word48 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinisturbanceday
Starts & ends withD … E
Syllablesdis · turb · ance
SYNONYMS & RELATED20
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