About The Word Perturb
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Perturb
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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.
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