Disturbance - Definition

n 1: activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption;
"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" [syn: perturbation, disturbance]
2: an unhappy and worried mental state; "there was too much
anger and disturbance"; "she didn't realize the upset she
caused me" [syn: disturbance, perturbation, upset]
3: a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the
furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: disturbance,
disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do,
hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle]
4: a noisy fight [syn: affray, disturbance, fray,
ruffle]
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 [syn: mental
disorder, mental disturbance, disturbance,
psychological disorder, folie]
7: electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb
communication [syn: noise, interference, disturbance]