disturbance
/dɪˈstɜrbəns/
noun
- Something that interrupts a peaceful, quiet, or normal situation; an interruption.
- The construction work caused a constant disturbance in the neighborhood.
- The teacher asked the students to stop creating a disturbance during the test.
- A small disturbance in the audience made the speaker pause.
- A situation in which people behave in a noisy or violent way in public.
- The bar was closed after several disturbances broke out late at night.
- There was a minor disturbance at the concert when a fan jumped on stage.
- The police were called to break up a disturbance outside the stadium.
- A change in the normal state or condition of something, especially in a scientific or medical context.
- The patient is being treated for a sleep disturbance.
- A magnetic disturbance affected the satellite's signal.
- The storm caused a disturbance in the ocean currents.
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