Noise
Noise could refer to sound in general, or it could refer to an unwanted, unpleasant, or disruptive one.

In 2364, during the Farpoint Mission on the 's maiden voyage, Captain Jean-Luc Picard ordered "Shut off that damn noise" in response to the red alert klaxon which blared as a result of a force field grid being detected by one of the ship's detector circuits. ()

In most Betazoids, their telepathic gifts developed at adolescence, however, occasionally a child was born with their telepathic abilities switched on. Most Betazoids born that way never led a normal life as the noise of other peoples' thoughts and feelings were overwhelming, incomprehensible, and painful, especially to a child. ()

See also
 Background noise
 Subspace noise
 Noisemaker

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