What does disturbance mean?
Disturbance means The act of disturbing, being disturbed..
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/dɪˈstɜː.bəns/ · noun
The act of disturbing, being disturbed..
That guy causes a lot of trouble, you know, he’s such a disturbance.
Phoenix and Lubbock are both caught in severe drought, and it is going to get much worse. We may see many such [dust] storms in the decades ahead, along with species extinctions, radical disturbance of ecosystems, and intensified social conflict over land and water. Welcome to the Anthropocene, the epoch when humans have become a major geological and climatic force.
Blue No. 1 and yellow No. 6 may also be toxic to some human cells. And as little as 1 milligram of yellow dye No. 5 may cause irritability, restlessness and sleep disturbances for sensitive children.
Use disturbance when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Disturbance means The act of disturbing, being disturbed..
Common synonyms include turmoil, affray, commotion, noise.
Possible antonyms include calmness, rumpus.
That guy causes a lot of trouble, you know, he’s such a disturbance.
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