disturbance Copy link Outline I. As act (rare)II. (More freq. in this sense)1. turba (esp., a popular or tumultuous d.)2. turbātio (esp. with rerum3. perturbātio (stronger than turbatio4. confūsio (a confused blending of things)5. tŭmultus, ūs (d. on a large scale)6. mōtus, ūs (esp. a political movement or commotion)7. expr. by verb, esp. impers. (see L. G. § 632)8. interpellātio, i. e. interruption (of a speaker)9. A means of exciting d., turbāmentum • disturbance: I. As act (rare): turbātio, perturbātio: Cic. Or expr. by verb: v. preced. art. II. (More freq. in this sense): the disorder itself: 1. turba (esp., a popular or tumultuous d.): to foster violence and d., vim (belli) ac t. alere, Cic.: in what universal d. and confusion we live, quanta in t., quantaque in confusione vivimus, Cic.: to prevent any d., ne quid turbae fiat, Pl. 2. turbātio (esp. with rerum: see L. G. § 595): in this d. (or confusion): in hac t. rerum, Liv. 3. perturbātio (stronger than turbatio: esp. of the mind): d. of the atmosphere (stormy weather), p. coeli, Cic. Join: conversio rerum et perturbatio, Cic. For mental sense, v. emotion. 4. confūsio (a confused blending of things): v. confusion. 5. tŭmultus, ūs (d. on a large scale): to cause alarm and (general) d., formidinem et t. facere, Sall.: Liv.: Cic.: v. tumult, commotion. 6. mōtus, ūs (esp. a political movement or commotion): to cause a d. in the commonwealth, m. afferre reip., Cic. 7. expr. by verb, esp. impers. (see L. G. § 632): there had been a d. in the camp, tumultuatum in castris fuerat, Liv.: such a d. is there in the fields, usque adeo turbatur in agris, Virg.: to cause d. in the state, rempublicam in miscere, Cic.: v. to disturb. 8. interpellātio, i. e. interruption (of a speaker): q. v. 9. A means of exciting d., turbāmentum: Tac.