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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The result offers researchers a possible way to study how disturbances early in brain development could influence the formation of the cortex.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
The vehicles would be used as evidence in a police investigation that has been opened, it said, adding that forces continued to operate in the area "to prevent further disturbances and restore order".
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
Small disturbances at that boundary can then grow into waves or swirling vortices.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
It was among the costliest civil disturbances in American history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
When I was a kid, Mom slept in air thin and nervous as a magnetic field, attracting small disturbances.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
