Spanish Conversation · Level 132
45 words
Spanish word
disturbio
Pronunciation
IPA/disˈtuɾβjo/
Meaning
- masculine nouncommotion
Example
No causes un disturbio por eso.
Don't cause a commotion over that.
More examples
En la manifestación se produjo un disturbio.
A commotion occurred at the demonstration.
Core concept
Protesters clashing with police on a city street.
Common phrases
causar un disturbio
cause a commotion
provocar un disturbio
provoke a commotion
reprimir un disturbio
suppress a commotion
Similar words
altercado: Short confrontation in which two or more people argue or act against each other.
alboroto: Noisy disturbance caused by a crowd that annoys or disrupts nearby people.
pelea: Physical fight involving hitting, throwing, or other bodily violence.
tumulto: Confused uproar in a crowded place where order collapses and people become agitated.
Definition in Spanish
Designa un hecho de desorden público, a menudo acompañado de violencia o enfrentamientos.
Word origin
From Latin disturbare (dis- 'apart' + turbare 'to throw into disorder') with the noun-forming suffix -io, originally naming an outbreak of public disorder.
Usage tips
- Disturbio usually denotes a public incident that may involve violence, so for small or private quarrels prefer lío or alboroto to avoid implying a riot.
Other meanings
- riotnoun
Opposites
- ordenordernoun
- tranquilidadtranquilitynoun