- having the place or position changed; "the disturbed books and papers on her desk"; "disturbed grass showed where the horse had passed"
- disquieted: afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief; "too upset to say anything"; "spent many disquieted moments"; "distressed about her son's leaving home"; "lapsed into disturbed sleep"; "worried parents"; "a worried frown"; "one last worried check of the sleeping ...
- emotionally unstable and having difficulty coping with personal relationships
- brainsick: affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad"
- (disturb) move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"
- (disturb) agitate: change the arrangement or position of
- Disturbed is an American rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1996 when musicians Dan Donegan, Steve "Fuzz" Kmak, and Mike Wengren hired David Draiman as their singer. ...
- "Disturbed" is the 21st episode of the fifth season of the American television show Numb3rs. In the episode written by series creators/executive producers Cheryl Heuton and Nicolas Falacci, skeptical Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents track an undetected serial killer while their math ...
- (Disturbance (Concord Dawn album)) Disturbance is an album by New Zealand drum and bass group Concord Dawn, released in 2001.
- (Disturbance (ecology)) In ecology, a disturbance is a temporary change in average environmental conditions that causes a pronounced change in an ecosystem. Outside disturbance forces often act quickly and with great effect, sometimes resulting in the removal of large amounts of biomass. ...
- (Disturbance (film)) Disturbance is a British horror film which is currently in post production and is scheduled to be released in 2011. It was written by and directed by Steven M Smith. The cast includes Bruce Payne and Jon-Paul Gates.
- (Disturbance (geology)) A disturbance is a linear zone of disturbed rock strata stretching for many miles across country which comprises a combination of folding and faulting. ...
- Showing symptoms of mental illness, severe psychosis, or neurosis; Extremely surprised; shocked
- (disturb) to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids; to divert, redirect, or alter by disturbing; to have a negative emotional impact; to cause emotional distress or confusion
- (Disturbance) This has several applications. It can apply to a low or cyclone that is small in size and influence. It can also apply to an area that is exhibiting signs of cyclonic development. ...
- (Disturbance) A force that causes significant change in structure and/or composition through natural events such as fire, flood, wind, or earthquake, mortality caused by insect or disease outbreaks, or by human-caused events, e.g., the harvest of forest products.
- (Disturbance) An undesired change that takes place in a process(es) that tends to affect adversely the value of a controlled variable.
- (Disturbance) any relatively discrete event in time that disrupts ecosystem, community, or population structure and changes resources, substrate availability, or the physical environment (Turner 1989:181).
- (Disturbance) Something out of the norm which can cause disruption and can be natural or man-made. These can be large or small in size (scale). In longleaf pine forests, hurricanes, lightning, fire, tornado, and insects are examples of natural disturbances. A man-made example would be logging.
- (disturbance) An unplanned event that produces an abnormal system condition; any perturbation to the electric system. Also, the unexpected change in the area control error caused by the sudden failure of generation or an interruption of load.
- (Disturbance) an event that causes a significant change from the normal pattern in an ecological system
- (disturbance) A force that changes a biological community and usually removes organisms from it. Disturbances, such as fire and storms, play pivotal roles in structuring many biological communities.
- (DISTURBANCE) torts. A wrong done to an incorporeal hereditament, by hindering or disquieting the owner in the enjoyment of it. Finch. L. 187; 3 Bl. Com. 235; 1 Swift's Dig. 522; Com. Dig. Action upon the case for a disturbance, Pleader, 3 I 6; 1 Serg. & Rawle, 298.
- (Disturbance) A low pressure system, a tropical area of storminess, or any area in which the weather is in a state of cloudiness, precipitation or wind.
- (Disturbance) Activities that disrupt the mold or its host material potentially cause spore release, including the application of biocides.