Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disturb the peace

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables: dis-tur-b the -peace
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To behave in an inappropriately violent, noisy, or disruptive manner in public.

Example Sentences

"The bare dozen passengers the station sees in a month do little to disturb the peace."

Inflected Forms

disturbs the peace (present, singular) disturbing the peace (participle, present) disturbed the peace (participle, past) disturbed the peace (past)

Questions

What does disturb the peace mean?: To behave in an inappropriately violent, noisy, or disruptive manner in public.

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