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

  • (..) the man's wheels, son. Now get off before I put you down. That's it, goddammit! Art David show me code at the th street bridge in Santa F' on an electrical disturbance. -. David. John! Get in there and clean up that pigsty of yours. Your foster-parents are kinda dicks, huh? (..)
    1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day