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- Dictionarydisturb/dɪˈstəːb/
verb
- 1. interfere with the normal arrangement or functioning of: "take the rollers out carefully so as not to disturb the curls too much" Similar
- 2. interrupt the sleep, relaxation, or privacy of: "I'll see my patient now and we are not to be disturbed" Similar
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DISTURB definition: 1. to interrupt what someone is doing: 2. to break the law by behaving unpleasantly and noisily in…. Learn more.
The meaning of DISTURB is to interfere with : interrupt. How to use disturb in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Disturb.
If you disturb someone, you interrupt what they are doing and cause them inconvenience. She slept in a separate room in order not to disturb him. American English : disturb / dɪˈstɜrb /
disturb something to make something function differently from normal. During a magnetic storm, the earth's magnetic field is disturbed. Definition of disturb verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to cause someone to stop what the person is doing, or to interrupt an activity: Please don’t disturb Jimmy – he’s trying to do his homework. disturb verb [T] (WORRY)
To disturb is, in a sense, to completely disorder. When you disturb something, you interfere with its normal function. Along those lines, it's also a word used to describe the interruption of sleep or relaxation. Your alarm disturbs you from sleep every morning. When something disturbs you, it can also cause you emotional anxiety.
1. To break up or destroy the tranquility, order, or settled state of: "Subterranean fires and deep unrest disturb the whole area" (Rachel Carson). 2. To trouble emotionally or mentally; upset: It disturbed me when you left without saying goodbye. 3. a. To interfere with; interrupt: noise that disturbed my sleep. b.
1. If you disturb someone, you interrupt what they are doing and upset them. [...] 2. If something disturbs you, it makes you feel upset or worried. [...] 3. If something is disturbed, its position or shape is changed. [...]
1. If you disturb someone, you interrupt what they are doing and upset them. [...] 2. If something disturbs you, it makes you feel upset or worried. [...] 3. If something is disturbed, its position or shape is changed. [...]
DISTURB meaning: 1 : to stop (someone) from working, sleeping, etc. to interrupt or bother (someone or something); 2 : to worry or upset (someone) often used as (be) disturbed.
