noun
1 actions that upset the normal state of sb/sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ great , major , serious
▪ minimal , minimum , minor , slight
▪ environmental , physical
▪
environmental ~s caused by roads and traffic
… OF DISTURBANCE
▪ level
▪
an unacceptable level of ~ to our staff
VERB + DISTURBANCE
▪ cause , create , make
▪
The traffic causes serious ~ to residents.
▪ experience , suffer
▪ feel , sense
▪
Fish can sense ~s in the water.
▪ minimize
▪ reduce
▪ prevent
▪
She moved the nest very carefully to prevent ~ to the birds.
PREPOSITION
▪ without ~
▪
a place where you can work without ~
▪ ~ from
▪
~ from noisy traffic
▪ ~ of
▪
the ~ of marine life caused by oil spillages
▪ ~ to
▪
Buildings should create minimum ~ to the environment.
2 ( esp. BrE ) violent public event
ADJECTIVE
▪ serious
▪
The decision led to serious ~s in all the country's main cities.
▪ violent
▪ public
▪ crowd ( BrE )
▪ civil , political , racial , social
▪ domestic ( BrE , AmE )
▪
Police had been called to a domestic ~.
VERB + DISTURBANCE
▪ cause , give rise to , lead to , trigger
▪
He was arrested and charged with causing a ~.
▪
An influx of refugees has triggered ~s in the city.
▪ be involved in
▪
Large numbers of workers involved in the ~s have been arrested.
▪ deal with , put down , quell
▪
Troops were brought in to put down the ~.
DISTURBANCE + VERB
▪ occur
▪ involve sb
▪
~s involving members of a crowd of 550 demonstrators
PREPOSITION
▪ during a/the ~ , in a/the ~
▪
Several people were injured during a ~ in the capital city.
▪ ~ among
▪
There had been violent ~s among the prisoners.
▪ ~ between
▪
~s between members of two rival factions
PHRASES
▪ a ~ of the peace ( law , esp. BrE ) (usually disturbing the peace in AmE )
3 emotional/physical upset
ADJECTIVE
▪ serious , severe
▪ behavioural/behavioral , emotional , mental , psychiatric , psychological
▪
teenagers suffering from a psychological ~
▪ menstrual , visual
▪ sleep
▪ mood , personality
VERB + DISTURBANCE
▪ experience , have , suffer from
▪
9% of children have a serious emotional ~.
▪ report
▪
Many patients reported sleep ~s after taking the drug.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ in
▪
a ~ in liver function
▪
emotional ~s in children