Disturbance | Mean of disturbance in English Dictionary

/dɪˈstɚbəns/

• Noun
• something that stops you from working, sleeping, etc.
1. She doesn't want any more disturbances while she is studying.
2. She suffered from frequent sleep disturbances. [=disruptions]
3. He reacts badly to disturbance of his daily routine.
• a change in the position, arrangement, or order of something
1. Fish are able to detect even slight disturbances in the water.
2. Disturbance of the river's sediment causes cloudy water.
• violent or noisy behavior especially in public
1. Neighbors called the police to report a disturbance.
2. They were arrested for creating/causing a disturbance.
3. He was arrested for disturbance of the peace. [=behaving in a violent or noisy way in public]

• an unhealthy physical or mental condition in which something is not normal
1. heart rhythm disturbances
2. visual/emotional/mental disturbances
3. The violence that soldiers experience in war can lead to emotional disturbance in later years.