disturbance
noun
the act of disturbing.
disturbances
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pluralof disturbance.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"If the species is facing issues on this particular landscape, there might be a chance that the ecological disturbances are affecting other birds too," said Lochan.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
That stability could allow the magnetic system to resist small environmental disturbances that might otherwise interfere with its ability to provide reliable navigational information.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
Munro said headaches were a symptom of migraine attacks, but so too are "visual disturbances, nausea and vomiting, sometimes numbness and tingling, sometimes abdominal pain, sometimes dizziness".
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
The robot was agile enough to complete 10 consecutive somersaults in 11 seconds, even while wind disturbances tried to knock it away from its intended path.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Then it became more subtle, minor disturbances :— a broken branch, a ring of flattened leaves — that I had to piece together to find a direction.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
