English-Thai Dictionary

disturb

VT รบกวน  ทำให้ วุ่นวาย  ทำให้ ปั่นป่วน  ทำให้ ขุ่นเคือง  upset worry distress calm comfort ron-kuan

 

disturbance

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DISTURB

v.t.[L., to trouble, disorder, discompose; a crowd, a tumult; Gr. , a tumult. The primary sense seems to be to stir, or to turn or whirl round. ] 1. To stir; to move; to discompose; to excite from a state of rest or tranquillity. We say, the man is asleep, do not disturb him. Let the vessel stand, do not move the liquor, you will disturb the sediment. Disturb not the public peace.
2. To move or agitate; to disquiet; to excite uneasiness or a slight degree of anger in the mind; to move the passions; to ruffle. The mind may be disturbed by an offense given, by misfortune, surprise, contention, discord, jealousy, envy, etc.
3. To move from any regular course or operation; to interrupt regular order; to make irregular. It has been supposed that the approach of a comet may disturb the motions of the planets in their orbits. An unexpected cause may disturb a chemical operation, or the operation of medicine.
4. To interrupt; to hinder; to incommode. Care disturbs study. Let no person disturb my franchise.
5. To turn off from any direction; with from. [Unusual. ]
--And disturb his inmost counsels from their destind aim.

 

DISTURB

n.Confusion; disorder. [Not used. ]

 

DISTURBANCE

n. 1. A stirring or excitement; any disquiet or interruption of peace; as, to enter the church without making disturbance.
2. Interruption of a settled state of things; disorder; tumult. We have read much at times of disturbances in Spain, England and Ireland.
3. Emotion of the mind; agitation; excitement of passion; perturbation. The merchant received the news of his losses without apparent disturbance.
4. Disorder of thoughts; confusion.
They can survey a variety of complicated ideas, without fatigue or disturbance.
5. In law, 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, of tenure, of patronage.

 

DISTURBED

pp. Stirred; moved; excited; discomposed; disquieted; agitated; uneasy.

 

DISTURBER

n. 1. One who disturbs or disquiets; a violator of peace; one who causes tumults or disorders.
2. He or that which excites passion or agitation; he or that which causes perturbation.
3. In law, one that interrupts or incommodes another in the peaceable enjoyment of his right.

 

DISTURBING

ppr. Moving; exciting; rendering uneasy; making a tumult; interrupting peace; incommoding the quiet enjoyment of.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DISTURB

Dis *turb ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disturbed; p. pr. & vb. n.Disturbing. ] Etym: [OE. desturben, destourben, OF. destorber, desturber, destourber, fr. L. disturbare, disturbatum; dis- + turbare to disturb, trouble, turba disorder, tumult, crowd. See Turbid. ]

 

1. To throw into disorder or confusion; to derange; to interrupt the settled state of; to excite from a state of rest. Preparing to disturb With all-cofounding war the realms above. Cowper. The bellow's noise disturbed his quiet rest. Spenser. The utmost which the discontented colonies could do, was to disturb authority. Burke.

 

2. To agitate the mind of; to deprive of tranquillity; to disquiet; to render uneasy; as, a person is disturbed by receiving an insult, or his mind is disturbed by envy.

 

3. To turn from a regular or designed course. [Obs. ] And disturb His inmost counsels from their destined aim. Milton.

 

Syn. -- To disorder; disquiet; agitate; discompose; molest; perplex; trouble; incommode; ruffle.

 

DISTURB

DISTURB Dis *turb ", n.

 

Defn: Disturbance. [Obs. ] Milton.

 

DISTURBANCE

Dis *turb "ance, n. Etym: [OF. destorbance.]

 

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. Burke.

 

3. Violent agitation in the body politic; public commotion; tumult. The disturbance was made to support a general accusation against the province. Bancroft.

 

4. (Law )

 

Defn: 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. Blackstone.

 

Syn. -- Tumult; brawl; commotion; turmoil; uproar; hubbub; disorder; derangement; confusion; agitation; perturbation; annoyance.

 

DISTURBATION

Dis `tur *ba "tion, n. Etym: [L. disturbatio.]

 

Defn: Act of disturbing; disturbance. [Obs. ] Daniel.

 

DISTURBER

Dis *turb "er, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. destorbeor.]

 

1. One who, or that which, disturbs of disquiets; a violator of peace; a troubler. A needless disturber of the peace of God's church and an author of dissension. Hooker.

 

2. (Law )

 

Defn: One who interrupts or incommodes another in the peaceable enjoyment of his right.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

disturb

dis turb |disˈtərb dəˈstərb | ▶verb [ with obj. ] interfere with the normal arrangement or functioning of: being sent to jail had apparently not disturbed his cheerfulness | the site surface had been disturbed by bulldozer activity. • cause to feel anxious: I am disturbed by the document I have just read. • interrupt the sleep, relaxation, or privacy of: I'll see my patient now and we are not to be disturbed. DERIVATIVES dis turb er noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French destourber, from Latin disturbare, from dis- ‘utterly ’ + turbare ‘disturb ’ (from turba ‘tumult ’).

 

disturbance

dis tur bance |disˈtərbəns dəˈstərbəns | ▶noun the interruption of a settled and peaceful condition: a helicopter landing can cause disturbance to residents. • a breakdown of peaceful and law-abiding behavior; a riot: the disturbances were precipitated when four men were refused bail. • the disruption of healthy functioning: her severe mental disturbance was diagnosed as schizophrenia. • Meteorology a local variation from normal or average wind conditions, usually a small tornado or cyclone. • Law interference with rights or property; molestation. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French destourbance, from destourber (see disturb ).

 

disturbed

dis turbed |disˈtərbd dəˈstərbd | ▶adjective having had its normal pattern or function disrupted: disturbed sleep. • suffering or resulting from emotional and mental problems: the treatment of disturbed children | disturbed behavior.

 

disturbing

dis turb ing |disˈtərbiNG dɪˈstɜːrbɪŋ | ▶adjective causing anxiety; worrying: disturbing unemployment figures. DERIVATIVES dis turb ing ly adverb [ as submodifier ] : a woman who looked disturbingly familiar

 

Oxford Dictionary

disturb

dis |turb |dɪˈstəːb | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 interfere with the normal arrangement or functioning of: take the rollers out carefully so as not to disturb the curls too much. 2 interrupt the sleep, relaxation, or privacy of: I'll see my patient now and we are not to be disturbed. 3 make (someone ) anxious: I am disturbed by the document I have just read. DERIVATIVES disturber noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French destourber, from Latin disturbare, from dis- ‘utterly ’ + turbare ‘disturb ’ (from turba ‘tumult ’).

 

disturbance

dis ¦turb |ance |dɪˈstəːb (ə )ns | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] the interruption of a settled and peaceful condition: a helicopter landing can cause disturbance to residents. • [ count noun ] a breakdown of peaceful and law-abiding behaviour: the disturbances were precipitated when four men were refused bail. • Law interference with rights or property. 2 a state in which normal mental or physical functioning is disrupted: children with learning difficulty and personality disturbance. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French destourbance, from destourber (see disturb ).

 

disturbed

dis |turbed |dɪˈstəːbd | ▶adjective 1 having had the normal pattern or functioning disrupted: disturbed sleep. 2 having or resulting from emotional and mental problems: the treatment of disturbed children | disturbed behaviour.

 

disturbing

dis ¦turb |ing |dɪˈstəːbɪŋ | ▶adjective causing anxiety; worrying: disturbing unemployment figures. DERIVATIVES disturbingly adverb [ as submodifier ] : a woman who looked disturbingly familiar

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

disturb

disturb verb 1 let's go somewhere where we won't be disturbed: interrupt, intrude on, butt in on, barge in on; distract, disrupt, bother, trouble, pester, harass; informal hassle. 2 don't disturb his papers: disarrange, muddle, rearrange, disorganize, disorder, mix up, interfere with, throw into disorder /confusion, turn upside down. 3 waters disturbed by winds: agitate, churn up, stir up; literary roil. 4 he wasn't disturbed by the allegations: perturb, trouble, concern, worry, upset; agitate, fluster, discomfit, disconcert, dismay, distress, discompose, unsettle, ruffle.

 

disturbance

disturbance noun 1 we are concerned about the disturbance to local residents: disruption, distraction, interference; bother, trouble, inconvenience, upset, annoyance, irritation, intrusion, harassment, hassle. 2 disturbances among the peasantry: riot, fracas, upheaval, brawl, street fight, melee, free-for-all, ruckus, rumpus, rumble, ruction. 3 emotional disturbance: trouble, perturbation, distress, worry, upset, agitation, discomposure, discomfiture; neurosis, illness, sickness, disorder, complaint.

 

disturbed

disturbed adjective 1 disturbed sleep: disrupted, interrupted, fitful, intermittent, broken. 2 the children seemed disturbed: troubled, distressed, upset, distraught; unbalanced, unstable, disordered, dysfunctional, maladjusted, neurotic, unhinged; informal screwed up, mixed up.

 

disturbing

disturbing adjective he gave us some disturbing information: worrying, perturbing, troubling, upsetting; distressing, discomfiting, disconcerting, disquieting, unsettling, dismaying, alarming, frightening.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

disturb

disturb verb 1 we need somewhere where we won't be disturbed while we have our chat: interrupt, intrude on, butt in on, barge in on; distract, interfere with, disrupt, bother, trouble, pester, plague, harass, molest; informal horn in on, hassle. 2 he does not want his books and papers disturbed: disarrange, muddle, rearrange, disorganize, disorder, mix up, interfere with; confuse, throw into disorder /confusion, derange, get into a tangle; unsettle, convulse, turn upside down, make a mess of. 3 the surface waters are constantly disturbed by winds: agitate, churn up, stir up, whisk, beat, convulse, ruffle; literary roil. 4 he wasn't disturbed by all the allegations: perturb, trouble, concern, worry, upset; agitate, fluster, discomfit, disconcert, dismay, distress, discompose, unsettle, ruffle, stir up; alarm, frighten, startle, shake; confuse, bewilder, perplex, confound, daze, excite. 5 his mother had told him not to disturb himself: inconvenience, put out, put to trouble, discommode.

 

disturbance

disturbance noun 1 we oppose the new filling station because we are concerned about disturbance to local residents: disruption, distraction, interference, bother, trouble, inconvenience, upset, annoyance, irritation; interruption, intrusion; harassment, molestation; informal hassle. 2 the Tsar's policies gave rise to disturbances among the peasantry: riot, fracas, affray, upheaval, brawl, street fight, melee, free-for-all; uproar, commotion, row, ruckus, furore, tumult, turmoil; W. Indian bangarang; informal ruction, hullabaloo, rumpus. 3 the seal disappeared underwater, leaving ripples of disturbance: agitation, churning (up ), stirring (up ), whisking, beating, convulsion, ruffling; literary roiling. ANTONYMS stillness. 4 poor educational performance is related to emotional disturbance: trouble, perturbation, distress, concern, worry, upset; agitation, discomposure, discomfiture, dismay, fluster, alarm; neurosis, illness, sickness, disorder, complaint; bewilderment, perplexity; rare disconcertion, disconcertment. ANTONYMS stability.

 

disturbed

disturbed adjective 1 he woke early after a disturbed sleep: disrupted, interrupted, fitful, disconnected, discontinuous, intermittent, fragmentary, broken. ANTONYMS undisturbed. 2 a home for disturbed children: troubled, distressed, unsettled, upset, distraught; unbalanced, unstable, disordered, dysfunctional, maladjusted, ill-adjusted; neurotic, emotionally confused, unhinged; informal screwed up, mixed up, messed up, hung up. ANTONYMS well adjusted.

 

disturbing

disturbing adjective this is disturbing news: worrying, perturbing, troubling, upsetting; distressing, agitating, discomfiting, disconcerting, disquieting, unsettling, off-putting, dismaying, discomposing; alarming, frightening, threatening, startling, devastating; informal gut-wrenching.

 

Spanish Dictionary

disturbar

disturbar verbo transitivo Estorbar o alterar el estado de algo o alguien .

 

disturbio

disturbio nombre masculino Conflicto provocado por un grupo de personas que altera la paz social :los disturbios universitarios llevaron a la proclamación del estado de excepción; varias personas han perdido la vida como consecuencia de los disturbios .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

disturb

dis turb /dɪstə́ː r b /〖dis (完全に )turb (混乱させる )〗(名 )disturbance, (形 )disturbed 動詞 ～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing (!be ～edなど分詞形容詞用法については →disturbed ) 他動詞 1 〈人 物 事 〉が 〈人 〉をじゃまする , 妨害する ; 〈平穏 治安 秩序など 〉を乱す , 混乱させる ▸ Sorry to disturb you , but there's a call for you .おじゃましてすみませんが, お電話です ▸ Noises from traffic can disturb sleep .道路の騒音は睡眠を妨げることがある ▸ disturb the peace 治安を乱す, 騒乱を起こす 2 〈人など 〉を不安にする , 動揺させる, 心配させる ▸ It disturbed me to imagine his situation .彼のおかれた状況を想像すると不安になった 3 (特定のあるべき場所 位置から )〈物など 〉を動かす, 乱雑にする ▸ She was afraid to disturb the bandages .彼女は恐くて包帯の位置を変えることができなかった 4 (物音などで )〈野生動物 〉を驚かす .自動詞 安眠 [睡眠 ]を妨害する ▸ Do not disturb .｟掲示 ｠起こさないでください 〘ホテルの客室のドアにかける表示 〙～er 名詞

 

disturbance

dis turb ance /dɪstə́ː r b (ə )ns /→disturb 名詞 複 ～s /-ɪz /U C 1 騒ぎ, 暴動 , 騒動, 騒乱 ; (平静 正常な進行を )乱すこと ▸ These kids often cause [create ] disturbances in the classroom .この子供たちは教室でよく騒ぎを起こす ▸ civil disturbance 市民 [国内 ]の騒乱 2 不安 , 心配, 精神的動揺; (身体の )障害 , 不調 ▸ emotional [digestive, sleep ] disturbance 情緒 [胃腸, 睡眠 ]障害 3 妨害 (物 ), じゃま ; 障害 (物 ).

 

disturbed

dis turbed /dɪstə́ː r bd /→disturb 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〈人が 〉精神障害のある, 神経症の ; 不幸な ▸ emotionally disturbed children 情緒障害のある子供たち 2 〖be ～〗〈人が 〉 «…に /…について /…して /…ということに » 動揺 [困惑 ]する «by, at /about /to do /that 節 » ▸ He is deeply disturbed by [to hear ] the news .彼はその知らせに [を聞いて ]非常に動揺している .3 〈状況 時代などが 〉混乱した, 乱された ; 〈睡眠などが 〉乱れた, 妨害された .

 

disturbing

dis t ú rb ing 形容詞 不安にさせる, 心をかき乱す, 不穏な, 衝撃的な ; «…の » じゃまになる «to » .～ly 副詞