disturbance

[dɪˈstɜːrbəns]

Definition:
1. Activity that is an intrusion or interruption.
2. An unhappy and worried mental state.
3. A disorderly outburst or tumult.
4. A noisy fight.
5. The act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion.

Use 'disturbance' in a sentence:

1. Straying rates remain relatively low when environmental conditions are stable, but can increase dramatically when streams suffer severe disturbance.
2. It is caused by a disturbance in a group of cells in embryos called neural crest cells.
3. Messengers of the coming disturbance are likely to be ignored.
4. At age 12, he reportedly created a disturbance in the classroom with his unsolicited singing.
5. BBC: Falkirk fans banned over Hamilton disturbance.
6. Leg palsy, aphemia or disturbance of consciousness were observed in 2 cases of anterior choroid artery injury.
7. Elderly members of the public were caught up in the disturbance, which also forced traffic to a standstill.
8. Police, who have launched an appeal for witnesses, said the man may have been chased following a disturbance nearby.
9. Rescue workers spent hours trying to save the children by hand, careful not to cause more disturbance.
10. Good response: "We sincerely regret the disturbance."
11. The disturbances have centred round the two main university areas.
12. The police said a large number of men and women took part in the disturbance.
13. It can trigger a heart attack or even potentially worse a lethal heart rhythm disturbance.
14. Evil is a superficial manifestation of a deep disturbance and imbalance in our collective psyche.
15. A disturbance in the street distracted my attention.
16. The bartenders turfed him out of the bar when he started making a disturbance.
17. In the disturbance derby of the plot, Pat runs several lengths ahead of Tiffany.
18. Transient hair loss and gait disturbance may occur during recovery.
19. Leonardo da Rosa was dancing when he saw what looked like "a big disturbance".
20. I date this little disturbance from his birth.
21. The animals are very sensitive to disturbance and have never bred in captivity.
22. This year, only a minor disturbance is expected: a Wednesday demonstration by phone-company workers over a local grievance.
23. Small disturbance and large disturbance case is analyzed.
24. Weak as it is, the disturbance in the wind field is discernible.
25. The Metropolitan Police are questioning the 52-year-old about a reported disturbance at the Sports and Social Club bar.
26. During the disturbance which followed, three Englishmen were hurt.
27. During the disturbance at the jail near Arundel, several buildings were burnt to the ground.
28. A dry eye is caused by a disturbance in the tear film overlying the ocular surface.
29. They enjoy rich soil and moisture when growing, but dislike disturbance.
30. The boy was showing all the symptoms of withdrawal from amphetamines, including sleep disturbance, irritability and difficulty controlling impulses.
31. This sustained, repeated disturbance is enough to rouse all but the heaviest sleeper.
32. The health status of 435 consecutive patients with sleep disturbances necessitating polysomnography was investigated. 435.
33. He was imprisoned for creating a public disturbance.
34. NEWYORKER: History of a Disturbance.
35. There's a violent disturbance in inner city areas.
36. The patron of the bar was ejected for creating a disturbance.
37. They found that two thirds had experienced at least one type of emotional disturbance in childhood.
38. Successful breeding requires quiet, peaceful conditions with as little disturbance as possible.
39. Cairin McGarry inflicted seven wounds on Patrick Galt during the disturbance in Armadale on 18 November 2011.
40. Extra police were called in to quell the disturbances.
41. The disturbance began on the ground floor of the grandstand and then spread to the racecourse itself, police said.
42. Disturbances arose repeatedly.
43. The city quieted down after the disturbances.
44. Officers were called after reports of a disturbance involving four men on the verge of the eastbound carriageway.
45. The main clinical manifestations were consciousness disorder accompanied by incoherence of thinking, amnesia, visual hallucination and behavioral disturbance.
46. The other is chaos theory, which explains how a tiny disturbance can cascade into a large effect.
47. We therefore decided to try our luck with an unscheduled visit, and we apologize profusely for the disturbance.
48. The atomization process is more sensitive to disturbance than vaporization.
49. This morning a great disturbance invaded the peaceful gypsy settlement.
50. Any disturbance caused by or to Gloucester City Homes tenants will be addressed by housing association staff.
51. He said the road was "extremely busy" during the time of the "prolonged disturbance".
52. The recession was triggered by a disturbance in the financial force.
53. Three Aberdeen fans have been sentenced over a large-scale disturbance with Rangers fans in Glasgow last January.
54. We argued that floating exchange rates would cause less disturbance than the fixed-rate regime.
55. A method of parameter compensation using a disturbance observer.
56. Increasingly, researchers are seeing bipolar disorder as a disturbance of rhythm.
57. Almost all practical control systems are affected by external disturbances.
58. Police say they have arrested twenty people following the disturbances.
59. If you make a disturbance here, we will be hunted out of these mountains.
60. Was it the first sign of a disturbance that had been growing secretly?
61. I tried to push them out of the way and let no disturbance enter.
62. Nursing intervention about communication disturbance of chronic hepatitis patients.
63. The Design of Direct Disturbance Acquisition System in Transformer Substation.
64. Among the most credible explanations is electrical disturbance caused by underwater cables.
65. A strong link was found between parental mental illness and disturbance in their children.
66. In four years the price of gold--the best barometer of monetary disturbance--has shot up almost 80%.
67. He pleaded guilty to reckless disturbance of a Schedule 1 bird under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
68. Detection and location of power quality disturbances by wavelet transform.
69. The game had ended in disturbance.
70. Alternatively, stability can be defined as the speed with which an ecosystem returns to a particular form following a major disturbance, such as a fire.
71. The disturbance happened at Ibrox Subway Station prior to the game on 21 January 2012.
72. The opposite feeling to one expressed by seijaku would be noise and disturbance.
73. Among their suggestions: Treadmills should have noise-muffling technology to minimize disturbance to office neighbors.
74. Earthquake electromagnetic disturbance observation system includes monitoring center station and single station.
75. They were charged by the police with causing a disturbance.
76. How long does it usually take you to recover from this disturbance?
77. The home would cause less disturbance to local residents than a school.
78. The government has set up a commission of inquiry into the disturbances at the prison.
79. He was charged with causing a disturbance after the game.
80. The building work is creating constant noise, dust and disturbance.
81. Any sleep disturbance will diminish mental performance.
82. Any disturbance to the body's state of equilibrium can produce stress.
83. Poor educational performance is related to emotional disturbance.