Störung — meaning in English

English meaning

• disorder noun A state of confusion or lack of proper organization.
• disruption noun A break in the normal flow, order, or continuity of something.
• distraction noun Something that pulls your attention away from what you should be doing.
• disturbance noun An interruption of calm or normal order, often noisy or unsettling.
• glitch noun A small, usually temporary problem or fault, especially in a machine, computer, or software.
• hitch noun A small problem, delay, or snag.
• interference noun The act of interfering with, or disrupting, something.
• noise noun A sound, especially one that is loud, unwanted, or unpleasant.
• obstruction noun Something that blocks a path, passage, or process.
• perturbation noun A state of anxious unease or agitation.
• trouble noun A difficult, worrying, or dangerous situation or problem.
• vexation noun The act of annoying or irritating someone, or a particular case of this.

Senses

Störung is used for these senses in English:

• disorder (medicine, countable) A physical or mental malfunction.
• disruption An interruption to the regular flow or sequence of something.
• distraction The process of being distracted.
• disturbance (psychology) A serious mental imbalance or illness.
• glitch (countable) A problem affecting function.
• hitch (informal) A problem, delay or source of difficulty.
• interference (physics) An effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves.
• interference A distortion on a broadcast signal due to atmospheric or other effects.

disorder — full definition

1. noun A state of confusion or lack of proper organization.
2. noun A medical condition, especially one affecting normal physical or mental function.
3. verb To throw something into confusion.

disruption — full definition

1. noun A break in the normal flow, order, or continuity of something.
2. noun An event of sustained disorder or breakdown.

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