Disturbance — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption

an unhappy and worried mental state

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈiːɾɚz/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪstˈɜːbəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪstˈɜːbəns/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈiːɾɚz/.

Examples

the term `distress' connotes some degree of perturbation and emotional upset
he looked around for the source of the disturbance
there was a disturbance of neural function

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

flutter mental disorder perturbation interference disruption upset mental disturbance ruffle commotion affray fray hurly burly kerfuffle noise hoo-ha folie hoo-hah psychological disorder to-do

Parts of Speech

noun	activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption “the term `distress' connotes some degree of perturbation and emotional upset”
noun	an unhappy and worried mental state “there was too much anger and disturbance”
noun	a disorderly outburst or tumult “they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused”
noun	a noisy fight
noun	the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion
noun	(psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
noun	electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication

Word Forms

disturb	verb	move deeply
perturb	verb	disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
upset	verb	cause to lose one's composure

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Störung

Aktivität, die eine Fehlfunktion, einen Eingriff oder eine Unterbrechung darstellt

🇫🇷French

perturbation

activité qui constitue un dysfonctionnement, une intrusion ou une interruption

🇪🇸Spanish

perturbación

actividad que es un mal funcionamiento, intrusión o interrupción

🇮🇹Italian

disturbo

attività che costituisca un malfunzionamento, un'intrusione o un'interruzione

🇳🇱Dutch

verstoring

activiteit die een storing, inbraak of onderbreking is

🇵🇹Portuguese

perturbação

atividade que seja um mau funcionamento, intrusão ou interrupção

🇷🇺Russian

нарушение

деятельность, которая представляет собой неисправность, вторжение или прерывание

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अशांति

ऐसी गतिविधि जो खराबी, घुसपैठ या रुकावट है

🇧🇩Bengali

ঝামেলা

কার্যকলাপ যা একটি ত্রুটি, অনুপ্রবেশ, বা বাধা

🇮🇳Tamil

தொந்தரவு

செயலிழப்பு, ஊடுருவல் அல்லது குறுக்கீடு போன்ற செயல்பாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

భంగం

పనిచేయకపోవడం, చొరబాటు లేదా అంతరాయం వంటి కార్యాచరణ

🇮🇳Marathi

अडथळा

क्रियाकलाप जी एक खराबी, घुसखोरी किंवा व्यत्यय आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખલેલ

પ્રવૃત્તિ કે જે ખામી, ઘૂસણખોરી અથવા વિક્ષેપ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಡಚಣೆ

ಅಸಮರ್ಪಕ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ, ಒಳನುಗ್ಗುವಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಅಡಚಣೆಯ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസ്വസ്ഥത

ഒരു തകരാർ, നുഴഞ്ഞുകയറ്റം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ തടസ്സം എന്നിങ്ങനെയുള്ള പ്രവർത്തനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੜਬੜ

ਗਤੀਵਿਧੀ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਖਰਾਬੀ, ਘੁਸਪੈਠ, ਜਾਂ ਰੁਕਾਵਟ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

خلل

وہ سرگرمی جو ایک خرابی، دخل اندازی، یا رکاوٹ ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

干扰

故障、入侵或中断的活动

🇯🇵Japanese

妨害

誤動作、侵入、または中断である活動

🇰🇷Korean

방해

오작동, 침입 또는 중단인 활동

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự xáo trộn

hoạt động bị trục trặc, xâm nhập hoặc gián đoạn

🇹🇭Thai

การรบกวน

กิจกรรมที่เป็นความผิดปกติ การบุกรุก หรือการหยุดชะงัก

🇮🇩Indonesian

gangguan

aktivitas yang merupakan malfungsi, intrusi, atau interupsi

🇵🇭Filipino

kaguluhan

aktibidad na isang malfunction, panghihimasok, o pagkaantala

🇲🇾Malay

gangguan

aktiviti yang tidak berfungsi, pencerobohan atau gangguan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إزعاج

النشاط الذي يمثل عطلًا أو اقتحامًا أو انقطاعًا

🇮🇷Persian

اختلال

فعالیتی که یک نقص، نفوذ یا وقفه است

🇹🇷Turkish

rahatsızlık

arıza, izinsiz giriş veya kesinti olan etkinlik

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַפרָעָה

פעילות שהיא תקלה, חדירה או הפרעה

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The primary meaning of 'disturbance' is 'activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption'.

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