(cause disturbance)

  • 1disturbance — noun 1 actions that upset the normal state of sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ great, major, serious ▪ minimal, minimum, minor, slight ▪ environmental …

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  • 2disturbance — dis|turb|ance [dıˈstə:bəns US ə:r ] n 1.) [U and C] formal a situation in which people behave violently in public ▪ There were disturbances in the crowd as fans left the stadium. create/cause a disturbance ▪ army training on controlling civil… …

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  • 3disturbance — n. 1) to cause, create, make a disturbance 2) to quell, put down a disturbance * * * [dɪs tɜːb(ə)ns] create make a disturbance put down a disturbance to cause to quell …

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  • 4disturbance — [[t]dɪstɜ͟ː(r)bəns[/t]] disturbances 1) N COUNT A disturbance is an incident in which people behave violently in public. During the disturbance which followed, three Englishmen were hurt. ...the worst of last September s disturbances. 2) N… …

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  • 5cause — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sb/sth that makes sth happen ADJECTIVE ▪ real, root, true, underlying ▪ the root cause of the problem ▪ deeper ▪ …

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  • 6cause — cause1 [ kɔz ] noun *** 1. ) count an event, thing, or person that makes something happen: cause of: The pathologist s report established the cause of death as extensive chest injuries. The major cause of these accidents is speeding by drivers.… …

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  • 7cause */*/*/ — I UK [kɔːz] / US [kɔz] noun Word forms cause : singular cause plural causes 1) [countable] an event, thing, or person that makes something happen The major cause of these accidents is drivers going too fast. an essay on the causes of the First… …

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  • 8Cause and Effect — ST episode name = Cause and Effect series = TNG ep num = 118 prod num = 218 date = March 23 1992 writer = Brannon Braga director = Jonathan Frakes guest = Kelsey Grammer Patti Yasutake Michelle Forbes stardate = 45652.1 year = 2368 prev = The… …

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  • 9cause a stir — verb To cause controversy, or raise a disturbance The news story caused a stir …

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  • 10Lü Clan Disturbance — The Lü Clan Disturbance (Traditional Chinese: 呂氏之亂) (180 BC) refers to a political disturbance after the death of Grand Empress Dowager Lü of Han Dynasty, the aftermaths of which saw the clan of the deceased empress family, the Lü consort clan… …

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