perturb

Meaning of perturb

verb
  1. make (someone) anxious or unsettled.
    they were perturbed by her capricious behaviour
    he was perturbed that his bleeper wouldn't work
  2. subject (a system, moving object, or process) to an influence tending to alter its normal or regular state or path.
    nuclear weapons could be used to perturb the orbit of an asteroid

late Middle English: from Old French pertourber, from Latin perturbare, from per- ‘completely’ + turbare ‘disturb’.

Information about perturb

  • It is a verb.
  • The plural form of perturb is: perturbs.
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Hyphenation of perturb

per-turb

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

perturb synonyms

Meaning unhinge:

unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder

Meaning derange:

derange

Meaning annoy or disturb:

worry

Meaning make (someone) unhappy, disappointed, or worried:

upset

Meaning cause to feel anxious or uneasy; disturb:

unsettle

Meaning make (someone) anxious:

disturb

Meaning make (someone) anxious or worried:

concern

Meaning disturb or agitate (someone):

discompose

Meaning disturb the composure of; unsettle:

disconcert

Meaning make (someone) feel uneasy or embarrassed:

discomfit

Meaning make (someone) lose courage or confidence:

unnerve, unnerved

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

alarm, alarmed

Meaning (of a circumstance or event) worry, disturb, or upset (someone):

bother

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

distress

Meaning cause (someone) to feel concern and distress:

dismay, dismayed

Meaning make (someone) troubled or nervous:

agitate

Meaning make (someone) agitated or confused:

fluster

Meaning disconcert or upset the composure of (someone):

ruffle

Meaning disturb the composure of:

discountenance, discountenanced

Meaning occupy the thoughts of; worry or perplex:

exercise

Meaning make (someone) nervous, worried, or irritated:

rattle, rattled

Meaning disturb or disconcert (someone):

faze, fazed

Meaning a commotion or fuss:

pother

Meaning anxious or troubled about actual or potential problems:

worried

Meaning lacking order or stability:

unsettled

Meaning having had the normal pattern or functioning disrupted:

disturbed

Meaning worried, troubled, or anxious:

concerned

Meaning beset by problems or difficulties:

troubled

Meaning feeling or showing worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome:

anxious

Meaning causing or feeling anxiety; troubled or uncomfortable:

uneasy

Meaning feeling or expressing distress or irritation:

fretful

Meaning make (someone) worried or uneasy:

disquieted

Meaning unsettled or confused:

disconcerted

Meaning disturbed or agitated:

discomposed

Meaning concerned about something:

bothered

Meaning suffering from extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain:

distressed

Meaning anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen:

apprehensive

Meaning easily agitated or alarmed:

nervous

Meaning unable to rest or relax as a result of anxiety or boredom:

restless

Meaning feeling or appearing troubled or nervous:

agitated

Meaning agitated or confused:

flustered

Meaning (of a person's hair) disarranged:

ruffled

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

shaken

Meaning agitated, nervous, or anxious:

flurried

Meaning causing or feeling slight pain or physical discomfort:

uncomfortable

Meaning nervous; anxious:

twitchy

Meaning confused and disconcerted:

discombobulated

Meaning agitated, impatient, or restless:

antsy

Meaning unable to be still; restless:

unquiet

perturb antonyms

Meaning say or do something to remove the doubts or fears of (someone):

reassure

Meaning not perturbed or concerned:

unperturbed

Meaning make (someone) tranquil and quiet; soothe:

calm

Meaning having one's feelings and expression under control; calm:

composed

Translation of perturb

Words that rhyme with perturb

turb, deturb, conturb, disturb, predisturb, redisturb, exturb

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