disturbance

Noun

• electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication

• (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness

• the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion

• a noisy fight

• a disorderly outburst or tumult
  • they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused
    

• an unhappy and worried mental state
  • there was too much anger and disturbance
    
  • she didn't realize the upset she caused me
    

• activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
  • the term `distress' connotes some degree of perturbation and emotional upset
    
  • he looked around for the source of the disturbance
    
  • there was a disturbance of neural function
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  noise , interference , mental disorder , mental disturbance , psychological disorder , folie , affray , fray , ruffle , disruption , commotion , flutter , hurly burly , to-do , hoo-ha , hoo-hah , kerfuffle , perturbation , upset