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verb
- 1. make (someone) anxious or unsettled: "they were perturbed by her capricious behaviour"
- 2. subject (a system, moving object, or process) to an influence tending to alter its normal or regular state or path: technical "nuclear weapons could be used to perturb the orbit of an asteroid"
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Perturb is a verb that means to worry someone or to disturb something. Learn how to use it in different contexts with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.
Perturb means to cause to be worried or upset, to throw into confusion, or to cause a perturbation. See synonyms, examples, word history, and usage of perturb in a sentence.
to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate: I can see how such a massive change in your routine would perturb you. Synonyms: worry, trouble. Antonyms: pacify. to throw into great disorder: Huge construction projects can take years to finish, and meanwhile, can greatly perturb the neighborhood. Synonyms: muddle, disarrange, confuse.
To perturb is to bug or bother someone by confusing them or throwing them off balance. You can try, but it's almost impossible to perturb the guards outside Buckingham Palace.
Perturb is a formal verb that means to worry someone or to disturb something. Learn how to use it in sentences and see translations in different languages.
Perturb means to disturb or confuse, or to cause a system or orbit to change. See the origin, usage, synonyms, and translations of the word perturb in different contexts.
Perturbed means worried or troubled, often in a formal context. Find out how to pronounce it, see examples of usage, and explore related words and phrases.
