to perturb
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7.0
- verb
- /pərˈtɜrb/
:
perturbar
- The news about the upcoming layoffs has left many employees feeling perturbed and anxious.
I've been writing some columns lately about things that perturb me, like the forthcoming famine, for example.
- I've been writing some columns lately about things that perturb me, like the forthcoming famine, for example.
Examples
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But he did not appear, and his father was not surprised or perturbed.
Fiction book (1994) -
I cannot look at them long without feeling exceedingly perturbed; they disturbed me not only mentally but physically.
Academic text (2002) -
Nobody announced the players over the PA, and the crowd did not seem perturbed by the lack of this information.
Fiction book (2001) -
I'm perturbed over the economic situation.
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To be entirely frank, Your Majesty, he seemed to be a little perturbed.
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You seem perturbed, Mr. McKee.
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But now she appears perturbed by what she's seeing.
Fiction book (1995) -
Joyce was clearly perturbed, and he worriedly asked his young friend what was going to happen.
Fiction book (2001) -
You look perturbed.
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Although, at times, Olive was perturbed by Ozzy's highly energetic nature, she tried to remain relaxed.
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To make someone feel nervous or upset about possible problems
∞
1.0
To annoy or disturb someone
362
1.0
Make someone feel sad or worried
174
1.8
To cause someone worry or bother
153
2.5
Make someone feel deeply worried or upset
42
4.8
To make people feel strongly excited or upset
31
4.1
Make someone feel slightly upset or annoyed
23
7.1
Make someone feel upset or lose confidence
20
6.3
To make someone feel nervous and less confident
7
7.1
To make someone feel uncomfortable or embarrassed
7
4.9
To make someone feel worried or uneasy
3
5.5
To make someone nervous so they cannot think clearly
2
7.4
Make someone feel nervous and unsure about what will happen
1
4.3
To make someone feel uneasy or anxious
1
9.1
To make someone feel nervous
1
7.3
To make someone feel worried or uneasy
1
8.4
To make someone feel uncomfortable, confused, or embarrassed
1
9.9
To make someone feel sudden shock and worry
1
9.9
To make someone feel worried or uneasy
Make someone feel upset and unable to think clearly
To disturb people or things
Antonyms
How Disturbed
87
6.9
153
2.5
7
7.0
7
7.1
20
6.3
362
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word perturb comes from the Latin parts per- 'completely' and turbare 'to disturb', the same root as the English words disturb and turbulent. So to perturb someone is to 'completely disturb' them, making them anxious or uneasy.