perturbation
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7.9
- noun
- /pərˌtərˈbeɪʃən/
- Formal
:
inquietud
- Then, to her profound perturbation, the man proceeded to set up camp.
We are not in the busy perturbations, the ups and downs instantly in which we are thinking.
- We are not in the busy perturbations, the ups and downs instantly in which we are thinking.
Examples
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The child's perturbation was evident as she waited anxiously for her parents to return home.
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Indeed, all disquiet, horror and perturbation follows her.
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Here, now in great perturbation, Macbeth has determined to revisit the Weird Sisters the next day.
Academic text (1997) -
Mrs. Mildmay faltered, convinced that Lady Basingstoke's complaint was more serious than a mere perturbation of the spirit.
Fiction book (1999) -
In San Francisco, Chicago, and New York, for example, the phenomenon of homelessness caused by mental perturbations is widespread: many people are simply abandoned by society without receiving medical treatment and care.
Academic text (2017) -
Novice readers often approach such texts with perturbation, and are just as often surprised when these alien texts pull them in, not in spite of the style, but because of the style and the investment such a style requires.
Academic text (2001) -
I passed each day in the austere study, arranging my chilled face into composure one day and perturbation the next, as I sat there, sometimes with my chin in my hand and sometimes not.
Fiction book (2001) -
Pages later, Evelina writes, "All my perturbation returned at the sight of him! … on my side was all the consciousness, for by him, I really believe, the letter was, at that moment, entirely forgotten" (231).
Academic text (2018) -
She felt a sense of perturbation when she heard the unexpected news about her friend's health.
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His constant perturbation about the upcoming exam made it difficult for him to focus on studying.
Synonyms
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1.8
A time of feeling sad or worried
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4.1
A problem that makes someone feel worried or emotionally upset
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6.1
A problem in a person's mind that affects thinking or feeling
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4.9
A short time of nervous confusion that makes you forget things
A feeling of worry or upset that makes you restless
A feeling of being worried and not calm
Antonyms
How Disturbed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Perturbation comes from the Latin root turbare ('to disturb'), the same root you find in turbulent, giving the image of being shaken or upset. So a perturbation can mean a state of being worried or mentally disturbed.