Disturbance /(?)/

Dis·turb·ance

Disturbance

n.
  1. An interruption of a state of peace or quiet; derangement of the regular course of things; disquiet; disorder; as, a disturbance of religious exercises; a disturbance of the galvanic current.
  2. Confusion of the mind; agitation of the feelings; perplexity; uneasiness.
    Any man . . . in a state of disturbance and irritation.
  3. Violent agitation in the body politic; public commotion; tumult.
    The disturbance was made to support a general accusation against the province.
  4. The hindering or disquieting of a person in the lawful and peaceable enjoyment of his right; the interruption of a right; as, the disturbance of a franchise, of common, of ways, and the like. (Law)