disturbance
NOUN
/dɪ'stɜrbəns/
11 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH D
disturbance is a valid 11-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2I1S1T1U1R1B3A1N1C3E1
2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =16 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 32TRIPLE WORD → 48
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What does disturbance mean?
NOUN · 7 SENSES
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A noisy fight.
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A disorderly outburst or tumult.
“they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused”
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Electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication.
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(psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness.
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Activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption.
“he looked around for the source of the disturbance”
“there was a disturbance of neural function”
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An unhappy and worried mental state.
“there was too much anger and disturbance”
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The act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion.
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