disturbed
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4.1
- adjective
- /dɪˈstɜrbd/
:
alterado
- disturbed area
You see these beautiful photos of these terribly disturbed gaseous regions.
- You see these beautiful photos of these terribly disturbed gaseous regions.
Examples
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We have a very disturbed house.
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Many boys arrive here in disturbed conditions and there simply isn't the staff to cope with them.
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You see these beautiful photos of these terribly disturbed gaseous regions.
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Beyond the eight was a mostly erased shape that might have been a six, but the sand was too disturbed to keep a legible imprint.
Fiction book (1993) -
The lands themselves remained disturbed and unproductive, or else were leased to non-Indian operators who saw them as commodities rather than as cultural inheritance.
Academic text (1995) -
The gardener noticed a disturbed patch of soil where the flowers had been uprooted by animals.
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After the storm, the once neat garden looked disturbed with overturned pots and scattered leaves.
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The archaeologist carefully examined the disturbed ground for any artifacts that may have been uncovered.
Synonyms
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6.1
Having messy hair, clothes, or things around them
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1.0
Messy and not in order, with things mixed up
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4.5
Not arranged in a clear or tidy way
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4.4
A liquid that is shaken or stirred so it moves and mixes
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4.1
A surface made wavy by wind or movement
Not in order and untidy after being moved
Not neat or in order
Not working or happening in the normal way because something stops it
Antonyms
How Disordered
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Disturbed comes from the same Latin parts dis- 'apart' and turbare 'to upset', and you can see the same turb in turbulent for rough movement, so think of sand or papers 'stirred' out of place. That's why disturbed can mean an object or place that has been moved from its original state.