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- Dictionaryperturb/pəˈtəːb/
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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verb [ T ] formal uk / pəˈtɜːb / us / pɚˈtɝːb / Add to word list. to worry someone: News of the arrest perturbed her greatly. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Causing anxiety and worry. alarmingly. bite. catch up with someone. come back to bite someone idiom. disturb. dread. frighten someone/something away/off.
The meaning of PERTURB is to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet, unsettle. How to use perturb in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Perturb.
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.
1. To disturb or confuse; make uneasy or anxious: I was perturbed by his off-color remarks. 2. a. To cause (a system) to become altered or imbalanced from a normal state: volcanic eruptions that perturbed the climate. b. Physics & Astronomy To cause perturbation in (the orbit of a celestial body, for example) by gravitational interaction.
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.
Definition of perturb verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. formal uk / pəˈtɜːbd / us / pɚˈtɝːbd / Add to word list. worried: He didn't seem unduly / overly perturbed by the news. Synonym. flustered. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. worried I'm worried that he's not going to graduate. concerned Aren't you concerned that she might tell someone?
verb [ T ] formal us / pɚˈtɝːb / uk / pəˈtɜːb / Add to word list. to worry someone: News of the arrest perturbed her greatly. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Causing anxiety and worry. alarmingly. bite. catch up with someone. come back to bite someone idiom. disturb. dread. frighten someone/something away/off.
To cause to be alarmed, agitated, or upset; disturb or trouble greatly. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To cause disorder or confusion in; unsettle. Webster's New World. To cause (a system) to become altered or imbalanced from a normal state. Volcanic eruptions that perturbed the climate. American Heritage.
1. to cause to be alarmed, agitated, or upset; disturb or trouble greatly. 2. to cause disorder or confusion in; unsettle. 3. Astronomy. to cause perturbations in (the orbit of a planet, moon, etc.) SIMILAR WORDS: disˈturb. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
