— Dis*trust"ful*ly, adv. — Dis*trust"ful*ness, n.
Distrusting
(Dis*trust"ing), a. That distrusts; suspicious; lacking confidence in. — Dis*trust"ing*ly, adv.
Distrustless
(Dis*trust"less), a. Free from distrust. Shenstone.
Distune
(Dis*tune") v. t. To put out of tune. [Obs.]
Disturb
(Dis*turb") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disturbed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Disturbing.] [OE. desturben, destourben,
OF. destorber, desturber, destourber, fr. L. disturbare, disturbatum; dis- + turbare to disturb, trouble,
turba disorder, tumult, crowd. See Turbid.]
1. To throw into disorder or confusion; to derange; to interrupt the settled state of; to excite from a state of
rest.
Preparing to disturb
With all-cofounding war the realms above.
Cowper.
The bellow's noise disturbed his quiet rest.
Spenser.
The utmost which the discontented colonies could do, was to disturb authority.
Burke. 2. To agitate the mind of; to deprive of tranquillity; to disquiet; to render uneasy; as, a person is disturbed
by receiving an insult, or his mind is disturbed by envy.
3. To turn from a regular or designed course. [Obs.]
And disturb
His inmost counsels from their destined aim.
Milton. Syn. — To disorder; disquiet; agitate; discompose; molest; perplex; trouble; incommode; ruffle.
Disturb
(Dis*turb"), n. Disturbance. [Obs.] Milton.
Disturbance
(Dis*turb"ance) n. [OF. destorbance.]
1. An interruption of a state of peace or quiet; derangement of the regular course of things; disquiet; disorder; as,
a disturbance of religious exercises; a disturbance of the galvanic current.
2. Confusion of the mind; agitation of the feelings; perplexity; uneasiness.
Any man . . . in a state of disturbance and irritation.
Burke. 3. Violent agitation in the body politic; public commotion; tumult.
The disturbance was made to support a general accusation against the province.
Bancroft. 4. (Law) The hindering or disquieting of a person in the lawful and peaceable enjoyment of his right; the
interruption of a right; as, the disturbance of a franchise, of common, of ways, and the like. Blackstone.
Syn. — Tumult; brawl; commotion; turmoil; uproar; hubbub; disorder; derangement; confusion; agitation; perturbation; annoyance.
Disturbation
(Dis`tur*ba"tion) n. [L. disturbatio.] Act of disturbing; disturbance. [Obs.] Daniel.
Disturber
(Dis*turb"er) n. [Cf. OF. destorbeor.]
1. One who, or that which, disturbs of disquiets; a violator of peace; a troubler.
A needless disturber of the peace of God's church and an author of dissension.
Hooker.
