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Störung — meaning in English

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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 Agitation; the state of being perturbed.
  • trouble noun A difficult, worrying, or dangerous situation or problem.
  • vexation noun The action of vexing, annoying, or irritating someone or something; (countable) an instance 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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