disturbancenoun [ C or U ]
uk/dɪˈstɜː.bəns/us/dɪˈstɝː.bəns/C1 something that interrupts someone or makes someone feel worried:
Residents are tired of the disturbance caused by the nightclub.
Phone calls are the biggest disturbance at work.
C2 violence or trouble:
There was a minor disturbance during the demonstration, but nobody was injured.
cause a disturbance
to break the law by fighting or behaving extremely noisily in public
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Noise & noisy
- (at) full blast idiom
- abuzz
- blast
- boom
- brouhaha
- cacophony
- clamorous
- clangour
- crackle
- disturb
- ear-piercing
- howling
- loud
- noise pollution
- racket
- ring
- roaring
- row 1
- strident
- tumult
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