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DISTURBANCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("disturbance" is a kind of...):
motility; motion; move; movement (a change of position that does not entail a change of location)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "disturbance"):
carnival; circus (a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment)
disorganisation; disorganization (the disturbance of a systematic arrangement causing disorder and confusion)
disruption; perturbation (the act of causing disorder)
commotion; din; ruckus; ruction; rumpus; tumult (the act of making a noisy disturbance)
furor; furore (a sudden outburst (as of protest))
havoc; mayhem (violent and needless disturbance)
battle royal; melee; scrimmage (a noisy riotous fight)
agitation; excitement; hullabaloo; turmoil; upheaval (disturbance usually in protest)
outburst; tumultuous disturbance (a sudden violent disturbance)
rampage; violent disorder (violently angry and destructive behavior)
derangement; overthrow; upset (the act of disturbing the mind or body)
Derivation:
disturb (tamper with)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A noisy fight
Synonyms:
affray; disturbance; fray; ruffle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("disturbance" is a kind of...):
combat; fight; fighting; scrap (the act of fighting; any contest or struggle)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
Example:
there was a disturbance of neural function
Synonyms:
disturbance; perturbation
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("disturbance" is a kind of...):
activity (any specific behavior)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "disturbance"):
magnetic storm (a sudden disturbance of the earth's magnetic field; caused by emission of particles from the sun)
bother; fuss; hassle; trouble (an angry disturbance)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication
Synonyms:
disturbance; interference; noise
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("disturbance" is a kind of...):
trouble (an event causing distress or pain)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "disturbance"):
clutter (unwanted echoes that interfere with the observation of signals on a radar screen)
background; background signal (extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured)
crosstalk; XT (the presence of an unwanted signal via an accidental coupling)
fadeout (a gradual temporary loss of a transmitted signal due to electrical disturbances)
jitter (small rapid variations in a waveform resulting from fluctuations in the voltage supply or mechanical vibrations or other sources)
atmospheric static; atmospherics; static (a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference)
white noise (a noise produced by a stimulus containing all of the audible frequencies of vibration)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A disorderly outburst or tumult
Example:
they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused
Synonyms:
commotion; disruption; disturbance; flutter; hoo-ha; hoo-hah; hurly burly; kerfuffle; to-do
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("disturbance" is a kind of...):
disorder (a disturbance of the peace or of public order)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "disturbance"):
garboil; tumult; tumultuousness; uproar (a state of commotion and noise and confusion)
storm center; storm centre (a center of trouble or disturbance)
storm; tempest (a violent commotion or disturbance)
splash; stir (a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event)
incident (a public disturbance)
earthquake (a disturbance that is extremely disruptive)
convulsion; turmoil; upheaval (a violent disturbance)
Sense 6
Meaning:
(psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
Synonyms:
disturbance; folie; mental disorder; mental disturbance; psychological disorder
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("disturbance" is a kind of...):
disorder; upset (a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning)
Domain category:
psychiatry; psychological medicine; psychopathology (the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "disturbance"):
dissociative disorder (dissociation so severe that the usually integrated functions of consciousness and perception of self break down)
neurosis; neuroticism; psychoneurosis (a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction)
schizothymia (resembling schizophrenia but remaining within the bounds of normality)
affective disorder; emotional disorder; emotional disturbance; major affective disorder (any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predominant)
personality disorder (inflexible and maladaptive patterns of behavior)
folie a deux (the simultaneous occurrence of symptoms of a mental disorder (as delusions) in two persons who are closely related (as siblings or man and wife))
encopresis (involuntary defecation not attributable to physical defects or illness)
delusional disorder (any mental disorder in which delusions play a significant role)
delirium (a usually brief state of excitement and mental confusion often accompanied by hallucinations)
conversion disorder; conversion hysteria; conversion reaction (a mental disorder characterized by the conversion of mental conflict into somatic forms (into paralysis or anesthesia having no apparent cause))
aberration (a disorder in one's mental state)
psychosomatic disorder (a mental disorder that causes somatic symptoms)
anxiety disorder (a cover term for a variety of mental disorders in which severe anxiety is a salient symptom)
Asperger's syndrome (a psychiatric disorder usually noted during early school years; characterized by impaired social relations and by repetitive patterns of behavior)
Sense 7
Meaning:
An unhappy and worried mental state
Example:
she didn't realize the upset she caused me
Synonyms:
disturbance; perturbation; upset
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("disturbance" is a kind of...):
agitation (a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance)
Derivation:
disturb (move deeply)
Context examples:
Cellular or subcellular processes involved with significant disturbance from a homeostatic condition.
(Cellular Stress, NCI Thesaurus)
Cellular or subcellular processes involved in disturbance or restoration of a homeostatic condition.
(Cell Stress Process, NCI Thesaurus)
Clinical signs and symptoms include visual disturbances and endocrine deficiencies.
(Adult Craniopharyngioma, NCI Thesaurus)
In addition, increased fish consumption was associated with fewer disturbances of sleep, which the researchers say indicates better overall sleep quality.
(Weekly Fish Consumption Linked to Better Sleep, Higher IQ, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
They also saw that the disturbance in the lab was causing problems in the production of both eggs and sperm.
(Reproductive Problems Reported In Lab Mice after BPA Replacements in Plastics, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
When these particles and the magnetic disturbances encounter Earth's magnetic field, they interact in a series of complex physical processes, and trigger perturbations in the Earth's magnetic field.
(Solar Storms Can Drain Electrical Charge Above Earth, NASA)
His complexion became pale with anger, and the disturbance of his mind was visible in every feature.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
The rhythm disturbance originates above the ventricles.
(Atrial Fibrillation, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)
A subtype of schizophrenia characterized by a psychomotor disturbance that may involve motoric immobility, excessive motor activity, extreme negativism or mutism, peculiarities of voluntary movement, echolalia, and/or echopraxia.
(Catatonic Type Schizophrenia, NCI Thesaurus)
A primary disturbance in immunoglobulin synthesis characterized by serum that contains two distinct monoclonal immunoglobulins.
(Biclonal Gammopathy, NCI Thesaurus)
