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# disturbances

noun (disturbance, disturbances)

«disturbances» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. things that disturb or interrupt (noise, interruptions). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disturbances/#m1)
2. (euphemism, official, UK) riots, fights or violent protests. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disturbances/#m2)

### In the lessons

News, police and government use «disturbances» to describe street violence calmly; also normal word for noise or trouble. Official, UK mainly.

### Examples

- Police were called to disturbances in the city centre last night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disturbances/#x1)
- Sorry for the disturbance, I just need a pen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disturbances/#x2)
- The noise disturbances kept the neighbours awake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disturbances/#x3)
- There were disturbances after the football match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disturbances/#x4)
- The hotel apologised for the disturbance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disturbances/#x5)
- The report described the riots as «disturbances». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disturbances/#x6)

### Note

Trap: often just noise or interruption. In news about streets and police, it means riots.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «disturbances» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disturbances/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«disturbances» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/disturbances.html) on Mova free.