1. The blatant use of disruption to keep a group or individual from falling or staying asleep.
2. To cause disorder in one's circadian rhythm as a result of direct or indirect obstreperous actions.
John: Hey Steve, are you alright? You look like hell...
Steve: Not really man, I was up all night studying for finals. I finally went to bed around 4:00 AM only to be awoken at 7:30 AM by an act of circadian terrorism.
John: What do you mean?
Steve: Well, my neighbor seems to enjoy hiring bands of workers to stand outside my bedroom window before the crack of dawn and hammer things.
John: Wow, that fucking sucks.
Steve: Yeah.
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