The police intervened in the disturbance.
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Disturbance
//dɪˈstɜːbəns//
Synonyms for "disturbance" (295 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (59)
perturbationaffraycommotionconfusionconvulsionderangementdiscomposuredisorderexcitementfracashubbubriotructionturmoilunsettlementuproarabashmentadoaffectionagitation
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all oversall-oversangstannoyanceanxietyanxiety hysteriaanxiety neurosisanxious benchanxious concernanxious seatanxiousnessapprehensionapprehensivenessbafflebafflementbefuddlementbewildermentblusterbobberyboilboilingbotherbotherationbrawlbroilbrouhahabustlecacophonycankerworm of carecarechagrinchaoschurncloudconcernconcernmentconfoundment
Strong matches (89)
conturbationdazedilemmadisarrangementdisarraydisarticulationdiscombobulationdiscomfituredisconcertdisconcertednessdisconcertiondisconcertmentdiscountenancedisharmonydishevelmentdisintegrationdisjunctiondislocationdisorderlinessdisorganization
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disorientationdisproportiondisputedisquietdisquietudedisruptiondistractiondistressdodonnybrookdonnybrook fairdreaddustupebullienceebullitioneddyeffervescenceembarrassmentembroilmentenigmaentropyfanaticismfearfeery-faryfermentfermentationfeverfeverishnessfidgetsfightfixflapflummoxflurryflusterflutterflutterationfogfomentfomentationfoofarawforebodingforebodingnessfrayfree-for-allfrenzyfuddlefuddlementfumefurorfurorefuryfusshaphazardnessharassmenthasslehazehelter skelterhelter-skelterhindrancehoo hahoo hahhullabaloo
Related words (147)
Noun(14 words)
hurly-burlyhurryhurry scurryhurry-scurryincidentincoherenceinconvenienceindiscriminatenessinharmonious harmonyinquietudeinsanityinterferenceinterruptionintrusionirregularityjamjarjittersjumblejumpiness
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maelstrommalaisemazemeleemental disordermessmisarrangementmisgivingmistmoilmolestationmortificationmost admired disordermuddlemuddlementmysterynervinessnervositynervous strainnervous tensionnervousnessnoisenonplusnonsymmetrynonuniformityoutburstoveranxietypandemoniumpassionpell mellpell-mellperplexitypicklepins and needlesplightpotherpredicamentpresentimentproblempromiscuitypromiscuousnesspuckerpuzzlepuzzlementquandaryracketragerampagerandomnessrestlessnessriddlerisingroilrough-and-tumbleroughhouseroutrowruckusrufflerumpusscenescramblescrapescrimmageseetheseethingshindyshuffleshufflingsolicitudestewstirstormstorminessstrainsuspensesweatswirlswirlingswivettempesttempestuousnesstensiontizzyto doto-dotraumatrepidationtrepiditytroubletumulttumultuationtumultuousnessturbidityturbulencetwitterunassurednessuneaseuneasinessunquietnessunrestunsymmetryununiformityupheavalupsetvexationviolencevortexwhirlwildnessyeastinesszealzealousness
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More general
13 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSynonyms
23 entriesShowing 16 of 23 words.
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8 entriesderived from
2 entrieshas context
1 entriesis a
3 entriesrelated to
9 entriesTranslations
104 translations across 32 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- ταραχή noun (a noisy commotion)
- ἄραδος noun (act of disturbing, being disturbed)
Bengali
1 entries- জ্বালাতন noun (something that disturbs)
Bulgarian
4 entries- безредие noun (interruption of that which is normal or regular)
- бъротия noun (interruption of that which is normal or regular)
- смут noun (act of disturbing, being disturbed)
- смущение noun (act of disturbing, being disturbed)
Catalan
2 entries- destorb noun (act of disturbing, being disturbed)
- pertorbació noun (act of disturbing, being disturbed)
Central Kurdish
3 entries- ئاژاوە noun (act of disturbing, being disturbed)
- ئاژاوە noun (something that disturbs)
- ئاژاوە noun (interruption of that which is normal or regular)
Czech
4 entries- duševní porucha noun ((psychology) serious mental imbalance or illness)
- narušení noun (interruption of that which is normal or regular)
- rušení noun (act of disturbing, being disturbed)
- vyrušení noun (interruption of that which is normal or regular)
Danish
2 entries- forstyrrelse noun (act of disturbing, being disturbed)
- forstyrrelse noun (something that disturbs)
Dutch
2 entries- storing noun (act of disturbing, being disturbed)
- verstoring noun (act of disturbing, being disturbed)
Esperanto
1 entries- perturbo noun (act of disturbing, being disturbed)
French
2 entries- tapage noun (act of disturbing, being disturbed)
- trouble noun (act of disturbing, being disturbed)
German
4 entries- Geistesstörung noun ((psychology) serious mental imbalance or illness)
- Störenfried noun (something that disturbs)
- Störung noun (act of disturbing, being disturbed)
- Störung noun (interruption of that which is normal or regular)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌱𐌽𐌰 noun (act of disturbing, being disturbed)
Hebrew
1 entries- הפרעה noun (act of disturbing, being disturbed)
Irish
2 entries- suaitheadh noun (act of disturbing, being disturbed)
- suaitheadh intinne noun ((psychology) serious mental imbalance or illness)
Japanese
3 entries- 動乱 noun (act of disturbing, being disturbed)
- 動揺 noun (act of disturbing, being disturbed)
- 混乱 noun (interruption of that which is normal or regular)
Latin
1 entries- turba noun (a noisy commotion)
Luhya
1 entries- bunani noun (act of disturbing, being disturbed)
Malagasy
1 entries- korontana noun (act of disturbing, being disturbed)
Malayalam
1 entries- അലട്ടൽ noun (act of disturbing, being disturbed)
Māori
4 entries- heihei noun (a noisy commotion)
- heihei noun (interruption of that which is normal or regular)
- manioro noun (a noisy commotion)
- ngangau noun (something that disturbs)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- forstyrrelse noun (act of disturbing, being disturbed)
- forstyrrelse noun (something that disturbs)
Occitan
2 entries- destorbi noun (act of disturbing, being disturbed)
- perturbacion noun (act of disturbing, being disturbed)
Old English
1 entries- gedrefnes noun (act of disturbing, being disturbed)
Portuguese
4 entries- distúrbio noun ((psychology) serious mental imbalance or illness)
- estorvo noun (act of disturbing, being disturbed)
- estorvo noun (something that disturbs)
- perturbação noun (act of disturbing, being disturbed)
Romanian
4 entries- deranj noun (something that disturbs)
- deranjament noun (interruption of that which is normal or regular)
- deranjare noun (act of disturbing, being disturbed)
- perturbare noun (act of disturbing, being disturbed)
Russian
4 entries- беспоря́дки noun (act of disturbing, being disturbed)
- волне́ния noun (act of disturbing, being disturbed)
- наруше́ние noun (interruption of that which is normal or regular)
- наруши́тель noun (something that disturbs)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- aimhreit noun (act of disturbing, being disturbed)
- atharrachadh noun (interruption of that which is normal or regular)
Spanish
4 entries- disturbio noun (act of disturbing, being disturbed)
- estorbo noun (act of disturbing, being disturbed)
- estorbo noun (something that disturbs)
- perturbación noun (act of disturbing, being disturbed)
Swahili
1 entries- utundu noun (act of disturbing, being disturbed)
Swedish
4 entries- avbrott noun (interruption of that which is normal or regular)
- rubbning noun ((psychology) serious mental imbalance or illness)
- störning noun (act of disturbing, being disturbed)
- störning noun (something that disturbs)
Tocharian B
1 entries- krämpālñe noun (act of disturbing, being disturbed)
Welsh
1 entries- aflonyddwch noun (act of disturbing, being disturbed)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
The police arrested Tom after responding to reports of a disturbance at his home.
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I'm afraid that I've caused a slight disturbance.
Source: tatoeba (3283871)
I sense a disturbance in the Force.
Source: tatoeba (3576827)
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