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Addison's disease |
a disease caused by disturbance or failure of the adrenal glands, resulting in anemia, low blood pressure, weakness, and an abnormal brownish tinge to the skin. |
agitation |
the condition of being stirred up; turmoil or disturbance. [1/3 definitions] |
calm |
not disturbed or excited. [2/6 definitions] |
clear up |
of a rash or other skin disturbance, to disappear. [1/5 definitions] |
coil2 |
a tumult, confusion, or disturbance. |
combustion |
violent disturbance, turmoil, or upheaval. [1/3 definitions] |
comfort |
the condition of being without distress, disturbance, or trouble. [1/5 definitions] |
commotion |
an agitated or noisy disturbance. [2 definitions] |
dazzling |
causing visual disturbance or confusion. [1/3 definitions] |
delirium |
a temporary state of mental disturbance sometimes caused by high fever, shock, or intoxication, and characterized by confusion, hallucinations, delusions, disturbed speech, and the like. [1/2 definitions] |
disorder |
a disruption of public order; civic disturbance. [1/5 definitions] |
disorderly conduct |
a minor legal offense against public order or morality, such as creating a disturbance. |
El Niņo |
an unusually warm Pacific Ocean current that develops near the International Date Line in the center of the ocean and flows east toward Peru and then south along the coast of South America. El Niņo events, which occur every two to seven years approximately, are associated with various negative impacts including damage to the livelihoods of those dependent on fishing and disturbance to regional and global weather patterns, which in turn can increase the incidence of disease and the frequency of destructive weather events. |
firestorm |
a violent public outburst or disturbance, as of protest. [1/2 definitions] |
fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
fracture |
to cause disorder or disturbance in; disrupt. [1/7 definitions] |
interference |
the combining of electromagnetic waves so that a disturbance is produced, such as an unclear radio signal. [1/4 definitions] |
kickup |
(informal) a noisy quarrel or disturbance; fuss. |
magnetic storm |
a temporary widespread disturbance of the earth's magnetic field, caused by unusual solar activity. |
make waves |
to do something, such as voicing a complaint or introducing some new element, that causes a disturbance or represents a challenge to the way things are done. |
metastable |
of or pertaining to a physical or chemical state that is stable to minor disturbances but will be disrupted by a major disturbance. |
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