disturb

Meaning of disturb

verb
  1. interfere with the normal arrangement or functioning of.
    take the rollers out carefully so as not to disturb the curls too much
  2. interrupt the sleep, relaxation, or privacy of.
    I'll see my patient now and we are not to be disturbed
  3. make (someone) anxious.
    I am disturbed by the document I have just read

Middle English: from Old French destourber, from Latin disturbare, from dis- ‘utterly’ + turbare ‘disturb’ (from turba ‘tumult’).

Information about disturb

  • It is a verb.
  • The plural form of disturb is: disturbs.
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Hyphenation of disturb

dis-turb

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • disturb is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

disturb synonyms

Meaning upset:

upset, trouble

Meaning agitate:

agitate, vex, commove

Meaning touch:

touch

Meaning interrupt:

interrupt

Meaning make untidy or disordered:

disarrange

Meaning bring into a disordered or confusing state:

muddle

Meaning change the position of:

rearrange

Meaning disrupt the systematic order or functioning of:

disorganize

Meaning disrupt the systematic functioning or neat arrangement of:

disorder

Meaning make (someone) bewildered or perplexed:

confuse

Meaning make (someone) insane:

derange

Meaning cause to feel anxious or uneasy; disturb:

unsettle

Meaning suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortion of the body or limbs:

convulse

Meaning prevent (someone) from concentrating on something:

distract

Meaning interrupt (an event, activity, or process) by causing a disturbance or problem:

disrupt

Meaning take the trouble to do something:

bother

Meaning trouble or annoy (someone) with frequent or persistent requests or interruptions:

pester

Meaning pester or harass (someone) continually:

plague

Meaning subject to aggressive pressure or intimidation:

harass

Meaning assault or abuse (a person, especially a woman or child) sexually:

molest

Meaning harass; pester:

hassle

Meaning make (someone) anxious or unsettled:

perturb

Meaning make (someone) anxious or worried:

concern

Meaning annoy or disturb:

worry

Meaning make (someone) agitated or confused:

fluster

Meaning make (someone) feel uneasy or embarrassed:

discomfit, discomfiting

Meaning disturb the composure of; unsettle:

disconcert

Meaning cause (someone) to feel concern and distress:

dismay

Meaning cause (someone) anxiety, sorrow, or pain:

distress

Meaning disturb or agitate (someone):

discompose, discomposing

Meaning disconcert or upset the composure of (someone):

ruffle

Meaning make (someone) feel frightened, disturbed, or in danger:

alarm

Meaning make (someone) afraid or anxious:

frighten

Meaning cause to feel sudden shock or alarm:

startle

Meaning upset the composure or confidence of; shock or astonish:

shake

Meaning cause (someone) to become perplexed and confused:

bewilder

Meaning make (someone) feel completely baffled:

perplex

Meaning cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by not according with their expectations:

confound

Meaning (especially of an emotional or physical shock) make (someone) unable to think or react properly:

daze

Meaning cause (someone) to feel very enthusiastic and eager:

excite

Meaning causing anxiety about actual or potential problems; alarming:

worrying

Meaning causing anxiety or concern; unsettling:

perturbing

Meaning causing distress or anxiety:

troubling

Meaning on the subject of or in connection with; about:

concerning

Meaning causing unhappiness, disappointment, or worry:

upsetting

Meaning causing anxiety, sorrow or pain; upsetting:

distressing

Meaning make (someone) troubled or nervous:

agitating

Meaning causing one to feel unsettled:

disconcerting

Meaning inducing feelings of anxiety or worry:

disquieting

Meaning causing anxiety or uneasiness; disturbing:

unsettling

Meaning causing concern and distress:

dismaying

Meaning worrying or disturbing:

alarming

Meaning making someone afraid or anxious; terrifying:

frightening

Meaning having a hostile or deliberately frightening quality or manner:

threatening

Meaning very surprising, astonishing, or remarkable:

startling

Meaning highly destructive or damaging:

devastating

Translation of disturb

Words that rhyme with disturb

turb, deturb, conturb, perturb, predisturb, redisturb, exturb

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