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disturbio

disturbance

noun dees-TOOR-byoh Rare
People & Society Military

Also means

riot

Usage Note

Disturbio refers to a public disorder or civil unrest, typically involving a crowd. Disturbios callejeros are 'street riots'. In medical Spanish disturbio can mean a physiological disturbance (e.g. disturbio del sueño), though trastorno is more common for that sense.

Examples

"La policía controló los disturbios."

Natural Translation

The police controlled the disturbances.

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