Ecological Disruption Vocabulary

verb to interrupt the quiet, rest, peace, or order of; unsettle

• I apologize if I disturb you, but could you please lower your voice?
• Hey, sorry to disturb you, but do you have a minute to chat?
• I don't mean to disturb, but can I borrow your charger?
• The sudden noise outside disturbed the peace of the neighborhood.

noun a term used in biology to describe the movement of animals away from their usual habitat or breeding ground

• The phenomenon of abmigration refers to the seasonal movement of animals from one habitat to another.
• Some birds undergo abmigration to escape the harsh winter weather.
• I heard that the geese are gearing up for their abmigration south.
• In a metaphorical sense, the artist's abmigration from realism to abstract art was a bold move.

noun a type of fog that has a high concentration of acid particles, usually resulting from air pollution

adjective describing the type of fog as acidic in nature

• The acid fog in the industrial area is causing damage to buildings and vegetation.
• Watch out for that acid fog, it can really mess up your car's paint job.
• I heard there's some serious acid fog rolling in, better stay indoors.
• The tension in the room was so thick, it felt like an acid fog hanging over us.

• The adelges insect is a serious threat to the health of pine trees.
• I heard adelges are causing a lot of damage to the pine trees in the park.
• Those adelges are messing up the trees big time!
• Like adelges slowly draining the life out of a tree, toxic relationships can slowly drain the life out of a person.