Disturbance

n.	1.	An interruption of a state of peace or quiet; derangement of the regular course of things; disquiet; disorder; as, a disturbance of religious exercises; a disturbance of the galvanic current.
	2.	Confusion of the mind; agitation of the feelings; perplexity; uneasiness. Any man . . . in a state of disturbance and irritation. - Burke.
	3.	Violent agitation in the body politic; public commotion; tumult. The disturbance was made to support a general accusation against the province. - Bancroft.
	4.	(Law) The hindering or disquieting of a person in the lawful and peaceable enjoyment of his right; the interruption of a right; as, the disturbance of a franchise, of common, of ways, and the like.

Noun	1.	disturbance - activity that is an intrusion or interruption; "he looked around for the source of the disturbance"; "there was a disturbance of neural function" Synonyms: perturbation
	2.	disturbance - an unhappy and worried mental state; "there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn't realize the upset she caused me" Synonyms: perturbation, upset
	3.	disturbance - a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" Synonyms: hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, stir, to-do, commotion, disruption, flutter
	4.	disturbance - a noisy fight Synonyms: fray, affray, ruffle
	5.	disturbance - the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion
	6.	disturbance - (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness Synonyms: folie, mental disorder, mental disturbance, psychological disorder
	7.	disturbance - electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication Synonyms: interference, noise

DISTURBANCE, torts. A wrong done to an incorporeal hereditament, by hindering or disquieting the owner in the enjoyment of it. Finch. L. 187; 3 Bl. Com. 235; 1 Swift's Dig. 522; Com. Dig. Action upon the case for a disturbance, Pleader, 3 I 6; 1 Serg. & Rawle, 298.

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