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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDisturbance
/dɪˈstɜːbəns/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A interruption of a state of peace or normal conditions.
"Police were called to handle a disturbance in the city center." - 2
An emotional or psychological upset or disorder.
"The patient showed signs of severe emotional disturbance."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old French 'disturbance', stemming from the Latin 'disturbare' meaning 'to throw into confusion or disorder', composed of 'dis-' (apart, away) and 'turbare' (to agitate, bustle), from 'turba' (crowd, tumult). It entered the English language in the late Middle Ages to denote a disruption of peace, order, or settled conditions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Disturbance" is said worldwide
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perturbation
Transliteration: pɛʁ.tyʁ.ba.sjɔ̃
"Il y a eu une perturbation dans le trafic aérien."
Störung
Transliteration: ˈstøːʁʊŋ
"Die Störung im Stromnetz dauerte mehrere Stunden."
disturbo
Transliteration: diˈstur.bo
"C'è stato un piccolo disturbo durante la conferenza."
disturbio
Transliteration: disˈtuɾ.bjo
"La policía controló el disturbio en la calle principal."
perturbação
Transliteration: peʁ.tuʁ.baˈsɐ̃w̃
"Houve uma perturbação na ordem pública."
ह-लचल
Transliteration: halachal
Script: हलचल
"सड़क पर अचानक हलचल मच गई।"
骚乱
Transliteration: sāoluàn
"警方迅速平息了这场骚乱。"
소란
Transliteration: soran
"밖에서 큰 소란이 일어났다."
騒音
Transliteration: sōon
"夜間の騒音に苦情が寄せられた。"
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