/dɪˈstɜ:bəns ||; dɪˈstɝbəns/noun [C,U] something that makes you stop what you are doing, or that upsets the normal condition of sth 骚乱;打扰;滋扰: They were arrested for causing a disturbance (= fighting) in the town centre.他们因在市中心闹事而被捕。emotional disturbance情绪紊乱