disturbance

confusion, disorder, disturbance, mess, chaos

这些名词均表示事物的混乱状态。
confusion: 指东西搅混在一起，凌乱得难以辨认；也可指思想混乱，以致无法进行正常的思维活动。
disorder: 正式用词，含义广泛。指事物因失去原有的秩序而造成混乱；也可指社会中的动乱或骚乱。
disturbance: 主要指社会中政治性的动乱、骚乱；也可指个人或少数人的闹事。
mess: 语气强，口语中较常用的非正式用词。指既混乱又肮脏，尤指人思想混乱或外表不整洁。
chaos: 着重指令人无能为力或感到绝望的混乱状态。突出没有很好的组织。

名词 disturbance:

1. activity that is an intrusion or interruption
   同义词：perturbation
2. an unhappy and worried mental state
   同义词：perturbation, upset
3. a disorderly outburst or tumult
   同义词：disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle
4. a noisy fight
   同义词：affray, fray, ruffle
5. the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion
6. (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
   同义词：mental disorder, mental disturbance, psychological disorder, folie
7. electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication
   同义词：noise, interference

1. The police have been called in to quell a minor disturbance.
   警察奉命出动以平息一场小规模的骚乱。
2. Those men were charged by the police with causing a disturbance.
   那些人因制造骚乱被警方控诉。
3. The noise of cars passing along the road is a continual disturbance to our quiet at home.
   马路上来往的车辆声音不断地破坏我们家的安宁。

dis.tur.bance

n.（名词）

The act of disturbing.
扰乱，骚乱：扰乱的行为
The condition of being disturbed:
骚乱，混乱：处于被扰乱状态：
例句：
.The forest . . . is in various stages of disturbance. Only the biggest trees . . . have been left standing.(Alex Shoumatoff)
.森林…处于不同阶段的混乱状态。只有最大的树木…被留了下来.(亚历克斯·肖马托夫)

Something that disturbs, as a commotion, scuffle, or public tumult.
骚动的原因：引起骚动的事物，如起义、叛乱、混乱或大众骚动
Mental or emotional unbalance or disorder.
心神不安，烦恼忧虑
A variation in normal wind conditions.
干扰：风的正常状态的变化
Geology Folding or faulting that affects a relatively large area.
【地质学】 局部运动：形成褶皱或出现断层影响了相当大地区