Definition of disturbances

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• disturbances is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 17
• disturbances is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 17
• disturbances is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 21

Definition of disturbances

• a noisy fight (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. affray
  2. fray
  3. ruffle
• a disorderly outburst or tumult (noun)

  Examples

  1. they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused

  Synonyms

  1. commotion
  2. disruption
  3. flutter
  4. hoo-ha
  5. hoo-hah
  6. hurly burly
  7. kerfuffle
  8. to-do
• electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. interference
  2. noise
• (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. folie
  2. mental disorder
  3. mental disturbance
  4. psychological disorder
• activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption (noun)

  Examples

  1. he looked around for the source of the disturbance
  2. there was a disturbance of neural function

  Synonyms

  1. perturbation
• an unhappy and worried mental state (noun)

  Examples

  1. there was too much anger and disturbance

  Synonyms

  1. perturbation
  2. upset
• the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion (noun)

See definition of disturbances in Merriam Webster