Disturbance \Dis*turb"ance\, n. [OF. destorbance.]
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. --Blackstone.
Syn: Tumult; brawl; commotion; turmoil; uproar; hubbub;
disorder; derangement; confusion; agitation;
perturbation; annoyance.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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