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Perturb Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Perturb? [v] throw into great confusion or disorder; "Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt" [v] disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill" [v] cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, esp. as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull; "The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet" [v] disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom; "The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Perturb: cark \| derange \| disorder \| disquiet \| distract \| throw out of kilter \| trouble \| unhinge Related Terms \| Find terms related to Perturb: 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 \| confuse \| convulse \| daze \| dazzle \| disarrange \| discombobulate \| discomfit \| discomfort \| discommode \| discompose \| disconcert \| dishevel \| dismay \| disorder \| disorganize \| disorient \| disquiet \| distract \| distress \| disturb \| electrify \| embarrass \| embroil \| entangle \| excite \| ferment \| flummox \| flurry \| fluster \| flutter \| fog \| fret \| fuddle \| fuss \| harass \| inconvenience \| irk \| jar \| jolt \| jumble \| knock galley-west \| load with care \| maze \| mist \| mix up \| moider \| muddle \| paddle \| perplex \| perturbate \| plague \| pother \| psych \| put out \| put to it \| puzzle \| raise hell \| rattle \| rile \| ripple \| rock \| roil \| roughen \| ruffle \| rumple \| shake \| shake up \| shock \| spook \| stagger \| stir \| stir up \| swirl \| throw \| throw into confusion \| torment \| trouble \| unnerve \| unsettle \| upset \| vex \| whip \| whip up \| whisk \| work up \| worry See Also \| deviate \| disarray \| disorder \| disturb \| upset \| vex \| worry Perturb In Webster's Dictionary \Per*turb"\, v. t. [L. perturbare, perturbatum; per + turbare to disturb, fr. turba a disorder: cf. OF. perturber. See {Per-}, and {Turbid}.] 1. To disturb; to agitate; to vex; to trouble; to disquiet. Ye that . . . perturb so my feast with crying. --Chaucer. 2. To disorder; to confuse. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.

Perturb Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Perturb?

[v] throw into great confusion or disorder; "Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt"
[v] disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"
[v] cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, esp. as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull; "The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet"
[v] disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom; "The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion"

Perturb In Webster's Dictionary

\Per*turb"\, v. t. [L. perturbare, perturbatum; per +
turbare to disturb, fr. turba a disorder: cf. OF. perturber.
See {Per-}, and {Turbid}.]
1. To disturb; to agitate; to vex; to trouble; to disquiet.

         Ye that . . . perturb so my feast with crying.
                                               --Chaucer.

2. To disorder; to confuse. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.

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