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disturbance

🇬🇧 UK/dɪ'stɜːb(ə)ns/🇺🇸 US/dis'tә:bәns/
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Definitions

n.

Something that interrupts peace or order; a noisy commotion; mental or emotional upset.

干扰,打扰;骚乱;心神不安

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
diapart, not
+
sturbdisturb, confuse, crowd
+
ancestate, quality
=disturbance

Common Collocations

  • 1.cause disturbance引起骚乱
  • 2.public disturbance公共骚乱
  • 3.emotional disturbance情感波动

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The sudden disturbance in the library forced the librarian to ask the noisy students to leave.

  • 2.

    The disturbance in her sleep was caused by the neighbors' loud music late into the night.

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