disturbo

Definitions of disturbo
  1. noun
    an angry disturbance
    synonyms: bega, rompicapo, seccatura, turba
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    conturbamento, seccatura
    activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
  2. noun
    a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning
    synonyms: malessere
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    acciacco, malanno
    an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
    cardiopatia
    a disease of the heart or blood vessels
    disturbo mentale, malattia mentale
    (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
    insonnia
    an inability to sleep; chronic sleeplessness
    anoressia
    a prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite
    morbo di Parkinson, paralisi agitante, parkinsonismo
    a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination
    ipertensione
    a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater)
    aberrazione
    a disorder in one's mental state
    delirio
    a usually brief state of excitement and mental confusion often accompanied by hallucinations
    nevrosi
    a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction
    balbuzie, psellismo
    a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds
    type of:
    condizione fisiologica, stato fisiologico
    the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
  3. noun
    something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
    synonyms: briga, canchero, disperazione, fastidio, incomodo, malanno, menata, molestia, noia, noisità, pena, piaga, piattola, pittima, rogna, rompitore, rottura, scocciatore, seccatura, tormentone
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    spina, spina nel fianco
    something that causes irritation and annoyance
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