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DISTURBED definition: 1. not thinking or behaving normally because of mental or emotional problems: 2. not thinking or…. Learn more.
How to use disturbed in a sentence. experiencing or exhibiting emotional disturbance or agitation : having a mental disability or illness… See the full definition
to move or change something from its usual position, arrangement, condition, or shape: The thief had disturbed the documents in her filing cabinet, but nothing had been taken. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of disturb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
1. a. : to interfere with : interrupt. disturbing the flow of traffic. b. : to alter the position or arrangement of. the items on her desk had been disturbed. c. : to upset the natural and especially the ecological balance or relations of. wetlands disturbed by development. 2. a. : to destroy the tranquility or composure of.
Disturbed definition: marked by symptoms of mental illness. See examples of DISTURBED used in a sentence.
If something is disturbed, it's been moved or changed — it's not positioned or functioning the way it usually does. Traveling across the globe gives many people disturbed sleep patterns.
1. adjective. A disturbed person is very upset emotionally, and often needs special care or treatment. ...working with severely emotionally disturbed children. The murderer was apparently mentally disturbed. 2. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE, oft ADJECTIVE that, ADJECTIVE to-infinitive]
Disturbed can be used to describe somebody who has problems with mental health because of very unhappy or unpleasant experiences: He works with emotionally disturbed children. Insane is a formal or old-fashioned term used in the past to describe somebody with a serious mental illness.
to interfere with; interrupt; hinder: Please do not disturb me when I'm working. to interfere with the arrangement, order, or harmony of; disarrange: to disturb the papers on her desk. to perplex; trouble: to be disturbed by strange behavior.
If you disturb someone, you interrupt what they are doing and upset them. I hope I'm not disturbing you. [VERB noun] Find a quiet, warm, comfortable room where you won't be disturbed. [VERB noun] 2. verb B2. If something disturbs you, it makes you feel upset or worried.
