Dictionary Check: disturbance
"disturbance" is a valid word!
Scrabble
16
points
Words with Friends
20
points
Definition
noun
activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
Example:
"the term ‘distress’ connotes some degree of perturbation and emotional upset"
noun
an unhappy and worried mental state
Example:
"there was too much anger and disturbance"
noun
a disorderly outburst or tumult
Example:
"they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"
noun
a noisy fight
noun
the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion
noun
(psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
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