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disturbance
Overview of noun disturbance
The noun disturbance has 7 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (4) perturbation, disturbance -- (activity that is an intrusion or interruption; "he looked around for the source of the disturbance"; "there was a disturbance of neural function")
2. (2) disturbance, perturbation, upset -- (an unhappy and worried mental state; "there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn't realize the upset she caused me")
3. (1) disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle -- (a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused")
4. (1) affray, disturbance, fray, ruffle -- (a noisy fight)
5. (1) disturbance -- (the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion)
6. mental disorder, mental disturbance, disturbance, psychological disorder, folie -- ((psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness)
7. noise, interference, disturbance -- (electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun disturbance
7 senses of disturbance
Sense 1
perturbation, disturbance
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
disturbance, perturbation, upset
=> agitation
=> psychological state, mental state
=> condition, status
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle
=> disorder
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
affray, disturbance, fray, ruffle
=> fight, fighting, combat, scrap
=> conflict, struggle, battle
=> group action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
disturbance
=> motion, movement, move, motility
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 6
mental disorder, mental disturbance, disturbance, psychological disorder, folie
=> disorder, upset
=> condition, status
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 7
noise, interference, disturbance
=> trouble
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun disturbance
5 of 7 senses of disturbance
Sense 1
perturbation, disturbance
=> fuss, trouble, bother, hassle
=> magnetic storm
Sense 3
disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle
=> convulsion, turmoil, upheaval
=> earthquake
=> incident
=> stir, splash
=> storm, tempest
=> storm center, storm centre
=> tumult, tumultuousness, uproar, garboil
Sense 5
disturbance
=> circus, carnival
=> disorganization, disorganisation
=> disruption, perturbation
=> commotion, din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumult
=> furor, furore
=> havoc, mayhem
=> melee, scrimmage, battle royal
=> agitation, excitement, turmoil, upheaval, hullabaloo
=> outburst, tumultuous disturbance
=> rampage, violent disorder
=> upset, derangement, overthrow
Sense 6
mental disorder, mental disturbance, disturbance, psychological disorder, folie
=> anxiety disorder
=> psychosomatic disorder
=> aberration
=> conversion disorder, conversion reaction, conversion hysteria
=> delirium
=> delusional disorder
=> encopresis
=> folie a deux
=> personality disorder
=> affective disorder, major affective disorder, emotional disorder, emotional disturbance
=> schizothymia
=> neurosis, neuroticism, psychoneurosis
=> dissociative disorder
Sense 7
noise, interference, disturbance
=> clutter
=> background, background signal
=> crosstalk, XT
=> fadeout
=> jitter
=> static, atmospherics, atmospheric static
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun disturbance
7 senses of disturbance
Sense 1
perturbation, disturbance
=> activity
Sense 2
disturbance, perturbation, upset
=> agitation
Sense 3
disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle
=> disorder
Sense 4
affray, disturbance, fray, ruffle
=> fight, fighting, combat, scrap
Sense 5
disturbance
=> motion, movement, move, motility
Sense 6
mental disorder, mental disturbance, disturbance, psychological disorder, folie
=> disorder, upset
Sense 7
noise, interference, disturbance
=> trouble
Antonyms of noun disturbance
Member Holonyms of noun disturbance
Substance Holonyms of noun disturbance
Part Holonyms of noun disturbance
Member Meronyms of noun disturbance
Substance Meronyms of noun disturbance
Part Meronyms of noun disturbance
Meronyms of noun disturbance
Holonyms of noun disturbance
Attributes of noun disturbance
Derived Forms of noun disturbance
2 of 7 senses of disturbance
Sense 2
disturbance, perturbation, upset
RELATED TO>(verb) disturb#1
=> disturb, upset, trouble
Sense 5
disturbance
RELATED TO>(verb) disturb#3
=> touch, disturb
Domain of noun disturbance
1 of 7 senses of disturbance
Sense 6
mental disorder, mental disturbance, disturbance, psychological disorder, folie
TOPIC>(noun) psychiatry#1, psychopathology#2, psychological medicine#1
Domain Terms of noun disturbance
Familiarity of noun disturbance
disturbance used as a noun is common (polysemy count =7)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun disturbance
7 senses of disturbance
Sense 1
perturbation, disturbance
> activity
=> variation, variance
=> space walk
=> domesticity
=> operation
=> operation
=> practice, pattern
=> diversion, recreation
=> cup of tea, bag, dish
=> follow-up, followup
=> game
=> turn, play
=> music
=> acting, playing, playacting, performing
=> liveliness, animation
=> burst, fit
=> work
=> works, deeds
=> service
=> occupation, business, job, line of work, line
=> occupation
=> writing, committal to writing
=> role
=> wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reus
=> waste, wastefulness, dissipation
=> attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
=> control
=> protection
=> sensory activity
=> education, instruction, teaching, pedagogy, didactics, educational activity
=> training, preparation, grooming
=> representation
=> creation, creative activity
=> dismantling, dismantlement, disassembly
=> line function, line duty
=> puncture
=> search, hunt, hunting
=> use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise
=> operation, military operation
=> measurement, measuring, measure, mensuration
=> calibration, standardization, standardisation
=> organization, organisation
=> grouping
=> support, supporting
=> continuance, continuation
=> procedure, process
=> ceremony
=> ceremony
=> worship
=> energizing, activating, activation
=> concealment, concealing, hiding
=> placement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacement
=> provision, supply, supplying
=> demand
=> pleasure
=> enjoyment, delectation
=> lamentation, mourning
=> laughter
=> market, marketplace
=> preparation, readying
=> aid, assist, assistance, help
=> support
=> behavior, behaviour, conduct, doings
=> behavior, behaviour
=> leadership, leading
=> precession, precedence, precedency
=> solo
=> buzz
=> fun
=> sin, hell
=> release, outlet, vent
=> last
=> mystification, obfuscation
=> negotiation
=> perturbation, disturbance
=> timekeeping
Sense 2
disturbance, perturbation, upset
> agitation
=> disturbance, perturbation, upset
=> fret, stew, sweat, lather, swither
=> dither, pother, fuss, tizzy, flap
=> tailspin
Sense 3
disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle
> disorder
=> anarchy, lawlessness
=> instability
=> confusion
=> rioting, riot
=> rowdiness, rowdyism, roughness, disorderliness
=> disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle
=> discord, strife
=> turbulence, upheaval, Sturm und Drang
Sense 4
affray, disturbance, fray, ruffle
> fight, fighting, combat, scrap
=> gunfight, gunplay, shootout
=> brush, clash, encounter, skirmish
=> close-quarter fighting
=> dogfight
=> fencing
=> in-fighting
=> set-to
=> shock, impact
=> hassle, scuffle, tussle, dogfight, rough-and-tumble
=> duel, affaire d'honneur
=> fistfight, fisticuffs, slugfest
=> battering, banging
=> beating, whipping
=> affray, disturbance, fray, ruffle
=> brawl, free-for-all
=> knife fight, snickersnee, cut-and-thrust
=> rumble, gang fight
=> single combat
Sense 5
disturbance
> motion, movement, move, motility
=> abduction
=> adduction
=> agitation
=> body English
=> circumduction
=> disturbance
=> fetal movement, foetal movement
=> flit, dart
=> gesture
=> headshake, headshaking
=> inclination, inclining
=> inversion, eversion, everting
=> inversion, upending
=> jerk, jerking, jolt, saccade
=> kick, kicking
=> kneel, kneeling
=> lurch, pitch, pitching
=> eye movement
=> opening
=> prostration
=> reach, reaching, stretch
=> reciprocation
=> reclining
=> retraction
=> retroflection, retroflexion
=> rotation, rotary motion
=> shutting, closing
=> sitting
=> sitting, posing
=> snap
=> squat, squatting
=> sweep
=> toss
=> vibration, quiver, quivering
=> wave
=> waver, flutter, flicker
=> standing
=> straddle, span
=> stroke
=> wiggle, wriggle, squirm
=> eurythmy, eurhythmy, eurythmics, eurhythmics
Sense 6
mental disorder, mental disturbance, disturbance, psychological disorder, folie
> disorder, upset
=> immunological disorder
=> functional disorder
=> organic disorder
=> abocclusion
=> abruptio placentae
=> achlorhydria
=> acholia, cholestasis
=> achylia, achylia gastrica
=> acute brain disorder, acute organic brain syndrome
=> ailment, complaint, ill
=> eating disorder
=> bladder disorder
=> cardiovascular disease
=> celiac disease
=> cheilosis, perleche
=> choking
=> colpoxerosis
=> degenerative disorder
=> dysaphia
=> dysosmia, parosamia, olfactory impairment
=> dysphagia
=> dysuria
=> failure
=> fantods
=> glandular disease, gland disease, glandular disorder, adenosis
=> hyperactivity
=> impaction, impacted tooth
=> impaction
=> learning disorder, learning disability
=> malocclusion
=> idiopathic disease, idiopathic disorder, idiopathy
=> mental disorder, mental disturbance, disturbance, psychological disorder, folie
=> metabolic disorder
=> nervous disorder, neurological disorder, neurological disease
=> hydrocele
=> sleep disorder
=> strangulation
=> hematocolpometra, haematocolpometra
=> hematocolpos, haematocolpos
=> speech disorder, speech defect, defect of speech
=> sprue, tropical sprue
Sense 7
noise, interference, disturbance
> trouble
=> misfortune, bad luck
=> affliction
=> convulsion
=> embarrassment
=> hell, blaze
=> onslaught
=> scandal, outrage
=> noise, interference, disturbance
Meronyms of noun disturbance
7 senses of disturbance
Sense 4
affray, disturbance, fray, ruffle
=> fight, fighting, combat, scrap
HAS PART: blow
Holonyms of noun disturbance
Grep of noun disturbance
disturbance
disturbance of the peace
electrical disturbance
emotional disturbance
mental disturbance
seismic disturbance
tumultuous disturbance
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