/ dɪˈstɜːbəns; NAmE -ˈstɜːrb-/ noun
1.
[ U , C , usually sing. ] actions that make you stop what you are doing, or that upset the normal state that sth is in; the act of disturbing sb/sth or the fact of being disturbed :
The building work is creating constant noise, dust and disturbance.
a disturbance in the usual pattern of events
the disturbance of the local wildlife by tourists
2.
[ C ] a situation in which people behave violently in a public place :
serious disturbances in the streets
He was charged with causing a disturbance after the game.
3.
[ U , C ] a state in which sb's mind or a function of the body is upset and not working normally :
emotional disturbance
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French destourbance , from destourber , from Latin disturbare , from dis- utterly + turbare disturb.