disturbance

Definition

  • noun: something that stops you from working, sleeping, etc.
  • noun: the act of 'disturbing'
  • synonyms: uproar, turmoil, disorder

Examples

  • The violence that soldiers experience in war can lead to emotional 'disturbance' in later years.

  • He was arrested for 'disturbance of the peace'. [=behaving in a violent or noisy way in public]

  • She suffered from frequent sleep 'disturbances'. [='disruptions']

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) I need a respirator right now! I'll get the battery operated. Hang on! Can you see me now, Spider-Man? It's time to meet our destiny. Tower, we're experiencing some kind of electrical disturbance. Instruments are going haywire, radar is down. We're flying blind out here, do you copy? (..)
    2014 The Amazing Spider-Man 2