# disturbance

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪˈstɜː.bəns/ · frequency rank #12,758

## Definitions
1. The act of disturbing, being disturbed.
2. Something that disturbs.
3. A noisy commotion that causes a hubbub or interruption.
4. An interruption of that which is normal or regular.
5. A serious mental imbalance or illness.

## Etymology
From Middle English disturbaunce, from Old French destorbance, destourbance, from destourber (“disturb”), from Latin disturbō. By surface analysis, disturb + -ance.

## Common misspellings (18)
`ddisturbance`, `dissturbance`, `distrubance`, `distturbance`, `distubrance`, `disturabnce`, `disturbacne`, `disturbancce`, `disturbanec`, `disturbannce`, `disturbbance`, `disturbence`, `disturbnace`, `disturrbance`, `disutrbance`, `ditsurbance`, `dsiturbance`, `idsturbance`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/disturbance