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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

action go
something done (usually as opposed to something said)

change go
the action of changing something

move, motion, movement, motility go
a change of position that does not entail a change of location

disturbance
the act of disturbing something or someone

noun.act

11 Subcategories

carnival, circus go
a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment
disorganization, disorganisation go
the disturbance of a systematic arrangement causing disorder and confusion
disruption, perturbation go
the act of causing disorder
commotion, din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumult go
the act of making a noisy disturbance
furor, furore go
a sudden outburst (as of protest)
havoc, mayhem go
violent and needless disturbance
melee, scrimmage, battle royal go
a noisy riotous fight
agitation, excitement, turmoil, upheaval, hullabaloo go
disturbance usually in protest
outburst, tumultuous disturbance go
a sudden violent disturbance
rampage, violent disorder go
violently angry and destructive behavior
upset, overthrow, derangement go
the act of disturbing the mind or body