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disturbance


disturbance - noun

  • activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
  • an unhappy and worried mental state
  • a disorderly outburst or tumult
  • a noisy fight
  • the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion
  • (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
  • electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication

    • disturbance - thesaurus

    affray   commotion   disruption   flutter   folie   fray   interference   kerfuffle   noise   perturbation   ruffle   upset  


    View spelling list -ance words - set 2 and learn about the word disturbance in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 33. Word endings: -ant, -ent, -ance, -ence.

    Scrabble score for disturbance

    d is 2 i is 1 s is 1 t is 1 u is 1 r is 1 b is 3 a is 1 n is 1 c is 3 e is 1
    Scrabble score = 16

    Please note that scrabble only allows seven tiles to be placed at once.

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