disturbance

英 [dɪ'stɜːb(ə)ns] 美[dɪ'stɝbəns]

• n. 干扰；骚乱；忧虑

1. activity that is an intrusion or interruption;

"he looked around for the source of the disturbance"

"there was a disturbance of neural function"

2. an unhappy and worried mental state;

"there was too much anger and disturbance"

"she didn't realize the upset she caused me"

3. a disorderly outburst or tumult;

"they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"

4. a noisy fight

5. the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion

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

7. electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication