- disturbance
- noun1 actions that upset the normal state of sb/sthADJECTIVE▪ great, major, serious▪ minimal, minimum, minor, slight▪ environmental, physical▪
environmental disturbances caused by roads and traffic
… OF DISTURBANCE▪ level▪an unacceptable level of disturbance to our staff
VERB + DISTURBANCE▪ cause, create, make▪The traffic causes serious disturbance to residents.
▪ experience, suffer▪ feel, sense▪Fish can sense disturbances in the water.
▪ minimize▪ reduce▪ prevent▪She moved the nest very carefully to prevent disturbance to the birds.
PREPOSITION▪ without disturbance▪a place where you can work without disturbance
▪ disturbance from▪disturbance from noisy traffic
▪ disturbance of▪the disturbance of marine life caused by oil spillages
▪ disturbance to▪Buildings should create minimum disturbance to the environment.
2 (esp. BrE) violent public eventADJECTIVE▪ serious▪The decision led to serious disturbances in all the country's main cities.
▪ violent▪ public▪ crowd (BrE)▪ civil, political, racial, social▪ domestic (BrE, AmE)▪Police had been called to a domestic disturbance.
VERB + DISTURBANCE▪ cause, give rise to, lead to, trigger▪He was arrested and charged with causing a disturbance.
▪An influx of refugees has triggered disturbances in the city.
▪ be involved in▪Large numbers of workers involved in the disturbances have been arrested.
▪ deal with, put down, quell▪Troops were brought in to put down the disturbance.
DISTURBANCE + VERB▪ occur▪ involve sb▪disturbances involving members of a crowd of 550 demonstrators
PREPOSITION▪ during a/the disturbance, in a/the disturbance▪Several people were injured during a disturbance in the capital city.
▪ disturbance among▪There had been violent disturbances among the prisoners.
▪ disturbance between▪disturbances between members of two rival factions
PHRASES▪ a disturbance of the peace (law, esp. BrE) (usually disturbing the peace in AmE)3 emotional/physical upsetADJECTIVE▪ serious, severe▪ behavioural/behavioral, emotional, mental, psychiatric, psychological▪teenagers suffering from a psychological disturbance
▪ menstrual, visual▪ sleep▪ mood, personalityVERB + DISTURBANCE▪ experience, have, suffer from▪9% of children have a serious emotional disturbance.
▪ report▪Many patients reported sleep disturbances after taking the drug.
PREPOSITION▪ disturbance in▪a disturbance in liver function
▪emotional disturbances in children
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
