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Disturb Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Disturb? [v] damage as if by shaking or jarring; "Don't disturb the patient's wounds by moving him too rapidly!" [v] destroy the peace or tranquility of; "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading" [v] tamper with; "Don't touch my CDs!" [v] change the arrangement or position of [v] move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Disturb: agitate \| commove \| interrupt \| raise up \| shake up \| stir up \| touch \| trouble \| upset \| vex Related Terms \| Find terms related to Disturb: abash \| addle \| addle the wits \| affect \| afflict \| aggravate \| agitate \| ail \| alarm \| annoy \| badger \| bait \| ball up \| be at \| be the matter \| beat \| beat up \| becloud \| bedazzle \| bedevil \| befuddle \| beset \| bewilder \| bother \| bristle \| brown off \| bug \| bullyrag \| burden \| burn up \| cancel \| change \| chivy \| churn \| churn up \| cloud \| complicate matters \| concern \| confound \| confuse \| convulse \| damage \| daze \| dazzle \| derange \| destroy \| devil \| disarrange \| disarray \| discombobulate \| discomfit \| discomfort \| discommode \| discompose \| disconcert \| dishevel \| dislocate \| dismay \| disorder \| disorganize \| disorient \| displace \| disquiet \| disrupt \| distemper \| distract \| distress \| dog \| electrify \| embarrass \| embroil \| entangle \| exasperate \| excite \| exercise \| fash \| ferment \| flummox \| flurry \| fluster \| flutter \| fog \| frazzle \| fret \| frighten \| fuddle \| fuss \| get \| give concern \| gripe \| harass \| harm \| harry \| hassle \| heckle \| hector \| hound \| humiliate \| incommode \| inconvenience \| interfere \| interfere with \| intermeddle \| interrupt \| irk \| irritate \| jar \| jolt \| jumble \| knock galley-west \| load with care \| maze \| meddle \| mess up \| miff \| mist \| mix up \| moider \| molest \| mortify \| move \| muddle \| nag \| needle \| negate \| nettle \| nudzh \| paddle \| peeve \| perplex \| persecute \| perturb \| perturbate \| pester \| pick on \| pique \| plague \| pluck the beard \| pother \| provoke \| psych \| put off \| put out \| put to it \| puzzle \| raise hell \| rattle \| remove \| replace \| ride \| rile \| ripple \| rock \| roil \| roughen \| ruffle \| ruin \| rumple \| scare \| shake \| shake up \| shift \| ship \| shock \| spook \| stagger \| stir \| stir up \| swirl \| tamper \| tease \| terrify \| throw \| throw into confusion \| torment \| transfer \| trouble \| try the patience \| tweak the nose \| unhinge \| unsettle \| upset \| vex \| whip \| whip up \| whisk \| work up \| worry See Also \| act \| affect \| agitate \| alter \| beat \| cark \| change \| charge \| charge up \| commove \| damage \| disorder \| displace \| disquiet \| distract \| distress \| excite \| impress \| jolt \| move \| move \| move \| perturb \| poke \| rile \| roil \| rouse \| scramble \| strike \| toss \| turn on \| unhinge \| upset \| violate Disturb In Webster's Dictionary \Disturb"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disturbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disturbing}.] [OE. desturben, destourben, OF. destorber, desturber, destourber, fr. L. disturbare, disturbatum; dis- + turbare to disturb, trouble, turba disorder, tumult, crowd. See {Turbid}.] 1. To throw into disorder or confusion; to derange; to interrupt the settled state of; to excite from a state of rest. Preparing to disturb With all-cofounding war the realms above. --Cowper. The bellow's noise disturbed his quiet rest. --Spenser. The utmost which the discontented colonies could do, was to disturb authority. --Burke. 2. To agitate the mind of; to deprive of tranquillity; to disquiet; to render uneasy; as, a person is disturbed by receiving an insult, or his mind is disturbed by envy. 3. To turn from a regular or designed course. [Obs.] And disturb His inmost counsels from their destined aim. --Milton. Syn: To disorder; disquiet; agitate; discompose; molest; perplex; trouble; incommode; ruffle. \Disturb"\, n. Disturbance. [Obs.] --Milton.

Disturb Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Disturb?

[v] damage as if by shaking or jarring; "Don't disturb the patient's wounds by moving him too rapidly!"
[v] destroy the peace or tranquility of; "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading"
[v] tamper with; "Don't touch my CDs!"
[v] change the arrangement or position of
[v] move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"

Disturb In Webster's Dictionary

\Dis*turb"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disturbed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Disturbing}.] [OE. desturben, destourben, OF.
destorber, desturber, destourber, fr. L. disturbare,
disturbatum; dis- + turbare to disturb, trouble, turba
disorder, tumult, crowd. See {Turbid}.]
1. To throw into disorder or confusion; to derange; to
   interrupt the settled state of; to excite from a state of
   rest.

         Preparing to disturb With all-cofounding war the
         realms above.                         --Cowper.

         The bellow's noise disturbed his quiet rest.
                                               --Spenser.

         The utmost which the discontented colonies could do,
         was to disturb authority.             --Burke.

2. To agitate the mind of; to deprive of tranquillity; to
   disquiet; to render uneasy; as, a person is disturbed by
   receiving an insult, or his mind is disturbed by envy.

3. To turn from a regular or designed course. [Obs.]

         And disturb His inmost counsels from their destined
         aim.                                  --Milton.

Syn: To disorder; disquiet; agitate; discompose; molest;
     perplex; trouble; incommode; ruffle.


\Dis*turb"\, n.
Disturbance. [Obs.] --Milton.

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