"disturbance" meaning in English

See disturbance in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dɪˈstɜːbn̩s/ [UK], /dɪˈstɝbn̩s/ [US] Audio: en-us-disturbance.ogg [US] Forms: disturbance [singular], disturbances [plural]
Etymology: disturb + -ance Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|disturb|ance}} disturb + -ance Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A disturbance is an uneasy feeling.
    Sense id: simple-disturbance-en-noun-EVIMSmsn
  2. To disturb means to stop someone or something by interrupting them.
    Sense id: simple-disturbance-en-noun-i61na-Xe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ance
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