1 [U,C,usually sing.] actions that make you stop what you are doing, or that upset the normal state that sth is in; the act of disturbing sb/sth or the fact of being disturbed:
The building work is creating constant noise, dust and disturbance. * a disturbance in the usual pattern of events * the disturbance of the local wildlife by tourists
2 [C] a situation in which people behave violently in a public place:
serious disturbances in the streets * He was charged with causing a disturbance after the game.
3 [U,C] a state in which sb's mind or a function of the body is upset and not working normally:
emotional disturbance
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