perturb

  • 11perturb — verb a) To disturb; to bother or unsettle. b) To slightly modify the motion of an object …

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  • 12perturb — Synonyms and related words: abash, addle, addle the wits, afflict, agitate, ail, alarm, ball up, be the matter, beat, beat up, becloud, bedazzle, befuddle, beset, bewilder, bother, bug, burden, churn, churn up, cloud, complicate matters, concern …

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  • 13perturb — v. (R) it perturbed me (to learn) that she was late again * * * [pə tɜːb] (R) it perturbed me (to leam) that she was late again …

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  • 14perturb — [[t]pə(r)tɜ͟ː(r)b[/t]] perturbs, perturbing, perturbed VERB If something perturbs you, it worries you quite a lot. [FORMAL] → See also perturbed [V n] What perturbs me is that magazine articles are so much shorter nowadays. Syn …

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  • 15perturb — per·turb || pÉ™r tÉœrb /pÉ™ tɜːb v. worry, alarm, concern; perplex, bewilder; agitate, upset, excite, disturb …

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  • 16perturb — verb 1》 make anxious or unsettled. 2》 alter the normal or regular state or path of (a system, moving object, or process). Derivatives perturbable adjective perturbative adjective Origin ME: from OFr. pertourber, from L. perturbare, from per… …

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  • 17perturb — v. a. 1. Disquiet, trouble, agitate, disturb. 2. Disorder, confuse …

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  • 18perturb — verb David s appearance perturbs his parents Syn: worry, upset, unsettle, disturb, concern, trouble, disquiet; disconcert, discomfit, unnerve, alarm, bother, distress, dismay, gnaw at, agitate, fluster, ruffle, discou …

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  • 19perturb — v 1. disturb, disquiet, discompose, shake, shake up, agitate, discountenance, ruffle, fluster, flutter, distract, disconcert, unsettle, put out; alarm, trouble, upset; shock, jolt, jar, stagger, rock, rattle, pull one up short; arouse, excite,… …

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  • 20perturb — per·turb …

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