n 1: an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was
presented without commercial breaks" [syn: break, interruption, gap]
2: a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the
furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: disturbance, commotion, turmoil, stir, flutter, hurly burly, to-do]
3: an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity
[syn: dislocation]
4: the act of causing disorder [syn: perturbation]