Definitions
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.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Unwanted interruption”11 letters
02“Commotion”11 letters
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