disturbance

noun/dɪˈstɜːbəns/CEFR B2

বিঘ্ন, গোলযোগ

Meaning

Something that interrupts calm or order, from a noise to a public fight.

Example sentences

  • There was a disturbance outside the gate.ফটকের বাইরে একটা গোলযোগ হয়েছিল।
  • Work without disturbance for one hour.এক ঘণ্টা বিনা বিঘ্নে কাজ করো।

Common phrases with “disturbance”

  • cause a disturbanceগোলযোগ সৃষ্টি করা
  • a public disturbanceজনসমাগমে গোলযোগ
  • without disturbanceবিনা বিঘ্নে

A common mistake

Sorry for the disturbance, he wrote in the email.→Sorry to disturb you.

In police and legal English a disturbance is trouble in a public place, so it sounds far too heavy for an email. For a small interruption, say sorry to disturb you or sorry to bother you.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: perturbation, commotion

Antonyms: calm

Similar words, and what each means

  • perturbation

    উদ্বেগ; (বিজ্ঞানে) সামান্য বিচ্যুতি

    A state of worry, or a small disturbance to something's normal path.

  • commotion

    হইচই, শোরগোল

    A noisy disturbance among a group of people.

Opposite words

  • calm

    শান্ত, ধীরস্থির

    Peaceful and not upset, worried, or excited.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

  • disturbverbবিরক্ত করা; বিচলিত করা

“disturbance” elsewhere on EnglishBD

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “disturbance” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • মোড়ানোর কাগজ, আবরণ
    • • ফিকে বেগুনি রং, হালকা বেগুনি
    • • বিঘ্ন, গোলযোগ
    • • পুতুল (হাতে বা সুতোয় নাচানো পুতুল)
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    বিঘ্ন, গোলযোগ — disturbance (noun) — বিঘ্ন, গোলযোগ. Something that interrupts calm or order, from a noise to a public fight.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “disturbance”?

    • • perturbation
    • • pension
    • • surface
    • • grain
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    perturbation — perturbation — উদ্বেগ; (বিজ্ঞানে) সামান্য বিচ্যুতি. A state of worry, or a small disturbance to something's normal path.

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