disturbance
Noun
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is a type of: activity - any specific behaviorsubtypes:
- bother, fuss, hassle, trouble - an angry disturbance
- magnetic storm - a sudden disturbance of the earth's magnetic field; caused by emission of particles from the sun
same as: perturbation -
is a type of: agitation - a mental state of extreme emotional disturbancesame as: perturbation, upset
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is a type of: disorder - a disturbance of the peace or of public ordersubtypes:
- convulsion, turmoil, upheaval - a violent disturbance
- earthquake - a disturbance that is extremely disruptive
- incident - a public disturbance
- splash, stir - a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
- storm, tempest - a violent commotion or disturbance
- storm center, storm centre - a center of trouble or disturbance
- garboil, tumult, tumultuousness, uproar - a state of commotion and noise and confusion
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is a type of: motility, motion, move, movement - a change of position that does not entail a change of locationsubtypes:
- carnival, circus - a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment
- disorganisation, disorganization - the disturbance of a systematic arrangement causing disorder and confusion
- disruption, perturbation - the act of causing disorder
- commotion, din, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, tumult - the act of making a noisy disturbance
- furor, furore - a sudden outburst (as of protest)
- havoc, mayhem - violent and needless disturbance
- battle royal, melee, scrimmage - a noisy riotous fight
- agitation, excitement, hullabaloo, turmoil, upheaval - disturbance usually in protest
- outburst, tumultuous disturbance - a sudden violent disturbance
- rampage, violent disorder - violently angry and destructive behavior
- derangement, overthrow, upset - the act of disturbing the mind or body
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referred to in: psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disordersis a type of: disorder, upset - a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioningsubtypes:
- asperger's syndrome - a psychiatric disorder usually noted during early school years; characterized by impaired social relations and by repetitive patterns of behavior
- anxiety disorder - a cover term for a variety of mental disorders in which severe anxiety is a salient symptom
- psychosomatic disorder - a mental disorder that causes somatic symptoms
- aberration - a disorder in one's mental state
- conversion disorder, conversion hysteria, conversion reaction - a mental disorder characterized by the conversion of mental conflict into somatic forms (into paralysis or anesthesia having no apparent cause)
- delirium - a usually brief state of excitement and mental confusion often accompanied by hallucinations
- delusional disorder - any mental disorder in which delusions play a significant role
- encopresis - involuntary defecation not attributable to physical defects or illness
- folie a deux - the simultaneous occurrence of symptoms of a mental disorder (as delusions) in two persons who are closely related (as siblings or man and wife)
- personality disorder - inflexible and maladaptive patterns of behavior
- affective disorder, emotional disorder, emotional disturbance, major affective disorder - any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predominant
- schizothymia - resembling schizophrenia but remaining within the bounds of normality
- neurosis, neuroticism, psychoneurosis - a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction
- dissociative disorder - dissociation so severe that the usually integrated functions of consciousness and perception of self break down
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is a type of: trouble - an event causing distress or painsubtypes:
- clutter - unwanted echoes that interfere with the observation of signals on a radar screen
- background, background signal - extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured
- crosstalk, xt - the presence of an unwanted signal via an accidental coupling
- fadeout - a gradual temporary loss of a transmitted signal due to electrical disturbances
- jitter - small rapid variations in a waveform resulting from fluctuations in the voltage supply or mechanical vibrations or other sources
- atmospheric static, atmospherics, static - a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference
- white noise - a noise produced by a stimulus containing all of the audible frequencies of vibration
same as: interference, noise
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