disturbance
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
disturbance/dɪˈstɜːbəns/
▶noun
- 1 the action of disturbing or the state of being disturbed.
- 2 a breakdown of peaceful and law-abiding behaviour.
- 3 Law interference with rights or property.
'disturbance' also found in these Oxford entries:
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- bioturbation
- breach
- commotion
- conversion
- diverticular disease
- diverticulitis
- drunk
- dust
- electrical storm
- emotion
- epilepsy
- fracas
- funk
- interference
- magnetic storm
- neurasthenia
- neuropsychiatry
- paraphasia
- peace
- peaceful
- pellagra
- poltergeist
- porphyria
- psychiatry
- psychogenesis
- quiet
- raise
- relaxation
- riot
- roughhouse
- ruction
- rumpus
- seaquake
- seiche
- shell shock
- shindig
- shindy
- solitary wave
- stand
- steatosis
- stir
- storm
- tranquil
- trichinosis
- tsunami
- turbid
- turmoil
- uproar
