disturbance
/dɪˈstɜː.bəns/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.61 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "That guy causes a lot of trouble, you know, he’s such a disturbance."
- "Phoenix and Lubbock are both caught in severe drought, and it is going to get much worse. We may see many such [dust] storms in the decades ahead, along with species extinctions, radical disturbance of ecosystems, and intensified social conflict over land and water. Welcome to the Anthropocene, the epoch when humans have become a major geological and climatic force."
- "Blue No. 1 and yellow No. 6 may also be toxic to some human cells. And as little as 1 milligram of yellow dye No. 5 may cause irritability, restlessness and sleep disturbances for sensitive children."
Etymology
From Middle English disturbaunce, from Old French destorbance, destourbance, from destourber (“disturb”), from Latin disturbō. By surface analysis, disturb + -ance.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: disturbaunce, destorbance, disturbō
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /dɪˈstɜː.bəns/
- British English: /dɪˈstɜː.bəns/