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Word entry · 11 letters

disturbance

Best crossword clue

"Unwanted interruption"

11 letters · collected on this word page

11 lettersPronunciation /dɪˈstɜː.bəns/Part of speech nounSorted abcdeinrstuStarts with DEnds with E2 cluesCommon crossword word
1D2I3S4T5U6R7B8A9N10C11E

Definitions

  1. the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion

Word origin

From Middle English disturbaunce, from Old French destorbance, destourbance, from destourber (“disturb”), from Latin disturbō. By surface analysis, disturb + -ance.

Used in a sentence

  • That guy causes a lot of trouble, you know, he’s such a disturbance.
  • Blue No. 1 and yellow No. 6 may also be toxic to some human cells. And as little as 1 milligram of yellow dye No. 5 may cause irritability, restlessness and sleep disturbances for sensitive children.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Unwanted interruption11 letters
02Commotion11 letters

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