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- Dictionaryperturbed/pəˈtəːbd/
adjective
- 1. feeling anxiety or concern; unsettled: "she didn't seem perturbed about the noises around her"
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perturbed. adjective. formal uk / pəˈtɜːbd / us / pɚˈtɝːbd /. Add to word list. worried: He didn't seem unduly / overly perturbed by the news. Synonym. flustered. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
The meaning of PERTURBED is troubled in mind : feeling or showing agitation : bothered, upset. How to use perturbed in a sentence.
1. : to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet, unsettle. Half way down the next flight, she smiled to think that a char-woman's stare should so perturb her. Edith Wharton. The crowd didn't seem to perturb them in the slightest … Nick Hornby. 2. : to throw into confusion : disorder. perturbing the social order. 3.
PERTURB | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of perturb in English. perturb. verb [ T ] formal uk / pəˈtɜːb / us / pɚˈtɝːb / Add to word list. to worry someone: News of the arrest perturbed her greatly. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Causing anxiety and worry. alarmingly. bite. catch up with someone.
Perturbed definition: feeling or showing great concern or mental or emotional upset. See examples of PERTURBED used in a sentence.
Perturbed means flustered and confused. When you're perturbed, you're upset by something, and rattled enough by it to be thrown off your usual calmness into a state of confusion. In astronomy, perturbation is defined as "the effects on a large body when it is subjected to gravitational effects from more than one other large body."
1. To disturb or confuse; make uneasy or anxious: I was perturbed by his off-color remarks. 2. a. To cause (a system) to become altered or imbalanced from a normal state: volcanic eruptions that perturbed the climate. b. Physics & Astronomy To cause perturbation in (the orbit of a celestial body, for example) by gravitational interaction.
verb. /pəˈtɜːb/ /pərˈtɜːrb/ (formal) Verb Forms. perturb somebody to make somebody worried or anxious synonym alarm. Her sudden appearance did not seem to perturb him in the least. I was perturbed by his lack of interest. Word Origin. Take your English to the next level.
perturbed. adjective. /pəˈtɜːbd/ /pərˈtɜːrbd/ (formal) worried or anxious synonym alarmed. a perturbed young man. perturbed at/about something She didn't seem perturbed at the change of plan. opposite unperturbed. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?
to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate: I can see how such a massive change in your routine would perturb you. Synonyms: worry, trouble. Antonyms: pacify. to throw into great disorder: Huge construction projects can take years to finish, and meanwhile, can greatly perturb the neighborhood. Synonyms: muddle, disarrange, confuse.
