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Skirmish vs Disturbance - What's the difference?

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Skirmish is a related term of disturbance.


As nouns the difference between skirmish and disturbance

is that skirmish is (military) a brief battle between small groups, usually part of a longer or larger battle or war while disturbance is the act of disturbing, being disturbed.

As a verb skirmish

is to engage in a minor battle or dispute.

skirmish

English

Noun

(es)
  • (military) A brief battle between small groups, usually part of a longer or larger battle or war.
  • (figuratively) By extension, any minor dispute.
  • A type of outdoor military style game using paintball or similar weapons.

    • Synonyms

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    Verb

    (es)
  • To engage in a minor battle or dispute

    • disturbance

    English

    (wikipedia disturbance)

    Alternative forms

    * disturbaunce

    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.

    • Antonyms

    * calmness