Noun

(en noun)

The act of disturbing, being disturbed.

Something that disturbs.

That guy causes a lot of trouble, you know, he's such a disturbance .

An interruption of that which is normal or regular.

* {{quote-magazine, date=2012-01

, author=Donald Worster , title=A Drier and Hotter Future , volume=100, issue=1, page=70 , magazine= citation , passage=Phoenix and Lubbock are both caught in severe drought, and it is going to get much worse. We may see many such [dust] storms in the decades ahead, along with species extinctions, radical disturbance of ecosystems, and intensified social conflict over land and water. Welcome to the Anthropocene, the epoch when humans have become a major geological and climatic force.}}

(psychology) A serious mental imbalance or illness.

Noun

(maladies)

Any ailment or disease of the body; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder.

* The maladies of the body may prove medicines to the mind. Buckminster .

A moral or mental defect or disorder.

* Love's a malady without a cure. Dryden .