disturbance

noun as in commotion; upset

Strongest matches

brawl, confusion, disorder, disruption, eruption, explosion, fracas, interruption, riot, shock, storm, tremor, turmoil, upheaval, uprising, violence

Strong matches

agitation, annoyance, bother, brouhaha, clamor, convulsion, derangement, disarrangement, distraction, ferment, fisticuffs, flap, fray, fuss, hindrance, hubbub, hullabaloo, insurrection, intrusion, molestation, perturbation, quake, quarrel, racket, rampage, restlessness, ruckus, rumble, spasm, stink, stir, to-do, tumult, uproar

Weak matches

big scene, big stink

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A spokesperson for the Davis Police Department said officers were called to the school board meeting for a report of a disturbance, but by the time the officers arrived the issue had resolved itself.

From Los Angeles Times

He touted the move in August to create a “quick reaction force” to “quell civil disturbances” — a decree folded into his executive order expanding the D.C. troop deployment.

From Los Angeles Times

His exhibition "creates a feeling of tension, of disturbance, of unease, but it doesn't spell anything out", the critic said.

From BBC

Two people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man died and two others were injured after a disturbance in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

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Police Scotland said it had received a report of the disturbance at about 11:20 on Friday.

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