(~s)
1.
A ~ is an incident in which people behave violently in public.
During the ~ which followed, three Englishmen were hurt.
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2.
Disturbance means upsetting or disorganizing something which was previously in a calm and well-ordered state.
The home would cause less ~ to local residents than a school...
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3.
You can use ~ to refer to a medical or psychological problem, when someone’s body or mind is not working in the normal way.
Poor educational performance is related to emotional ~.
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