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disturb
dis·turb D0297600 (dĭ-stûrb′)tr.v. dis·turbed, dis·turb·ing, dis·turbs 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. To intrude on; inconvenience: Constant calls disturbed her work.4. Physics To alter or displace a region of (a medium) from its equilibrium state. [Middle English distourben, from Old French destourber, from Latin disturbāre : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin turbāre, to agitate (from turba, confusion, probably from Greek turbē).] dis·turb′er n.dis·turb′ing·ly adv.disturb (dɪˈstɜːb) vb (tr) 1. to intrude on; interrupt2. to destroy or interrupt the quietness or peace of3. to disarrange; muddle4. (often passive) to upset or agitate; trouble: I am disturbed at your bad news. 5. to inconvenience; put out: don't disturb yourself on my account. [C13: from Latin disturbāre, from dis-1 + turbāre to confuse] disˈturber ndis•turb (dɪˈstɜrb) v.t. 1. to interrupt the quiet, rest, or peace of; bother; unsettle. 2. to interfere with; interrupt; hinder. 3. to interfere with the arrangement or order of: to disturb the papers on a desk. 4. to perplex; trouble. v.i. 5. to cause disturbance to someone's sleep, rest, etc. [1175–1225; Middle English disto(u)rben < Anglo-French disto(u)rber < Latin disturbāre to demolish, upset] dis•turb′er, n. disturb disturbed">disturbed1. 'disturb'If you disturb someone, you interrupt what they are doing and cause them inconvenience. If she's asleep, don't disturb her.Sorry to disturb you, but can I use your telephone?2. 'disturbed'The adjective disturbed has a different meaning. A disturbed person is very upset emotionally and often needs special care or treatment. When disturbed has this meaning, it comes in front of a noun. They help emotionally disturbed youngsters.If someone is disturbed, they are very worried. When disturbed has this meaning, it comes after a linking verb. He was disturbed by the news of the attack.disturb Past participle: disturbed Gerund: disturbing
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I disturb | you disturb | he/she/it disturbs | we disturb | you disturb | they disturb |
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I disturbed | you disturbed | he/she/it disturbed | we disturbed | you disturbed | they disturbed |
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I am disturbing | you are disturbing | he/she/it is disturbing | we are disturbing | you are disturbing | they are disturbing |
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I have disturbed | you have disturbed | he/she/it has disturbed | we have disturbed | you have disturbed | they have disturbed |
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I was disturbing | you were disturbing | he/she/it was disturbing | we were disturbing | you were disturbing | they were disturbing |
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I had disturbed | you had disturbed | he/she/it had disturbed | we had disturbed | you had disturbed | they had disturbed |
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I will disturb | you will disturb | he/she/it will disturb | we will disturb | you will disturb | they will disturb |
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I will have disturbed | you will have disturbed | he/she/it will have disturbed | we will have disturbed | you will have disturbed | they will have disturbed |
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I will be disturbing | you will be disturbing | he/she/it will be disturbing | we will be disturbing | you will be disturbing | they will be disturbing |
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I have been disturbing | you have been disturbing | he/she/it has been disturbing | we have been disturbing | you have been disturbing | they have been disturbing |
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I will have been disturbing | you will have been disturbing | he/she/it will have been disturbing | we will have been disturbing | you will have been disturbing | they will have been disturbing |
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I had been disturbing | you had been disturbing | he/she/it had been disturbing | we had been disturbing | you had been disturbing | they had been disturbing |
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I would disturb | you would disturb | he/she/it would disturb | we would disturb | you would disturb | they would disturb |
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I would have disturbed | you would have disturbed | he/she/it would have disturbed | we would have disturbed | you would have disturbed | they would have disturbed | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | disturb - move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"trouble, upsetcharge up, commove, agitate, rouse, excite, turn on, charge - cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"jolt - disturb (someone's) composure; "The audience was jolted by the play"cark, disorder, disquiet, perturb, unhinge, distract, trouble - 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"impress, strike, affect, move - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"distress - cause mental pain to; "The news of her child's illness distressed the mother" | | 2. | disturb - change the arrangement or position ofraise up, commove, stir up, vex, shake up, agitatescramble, beat - stir vigorously; "beat the egg whites"; "beat the cream"toss - agitate; "toss the salad"rile, roil - make turbid by stirring up the sediments ofpoke - stir by poking; "poke the embers in the fireplace"move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" | | 3. | disturb - tamper with; "Don't touch my CDs!" touchalter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"upset - disturb the balance or stability of; "The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries"violate - destroy; "Don't violate my garden"; "violate my privacy" | | 4. | disturb - destroy the peace or tranquility of; "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading"interruptact, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" | | 5. | disturb - damage as if by shaking or jarring; "Don't disturb the patient's wounds by moving him too rapidly!"damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree" |
disturbverb1. interrupt, trouble, bother, startle, plague, disrupt, put out, interfere with, rouse, hassle, inconvenience, pester, intrude on, butt in on I didn't want to disturb you.2. upset, concern, worry, trouble, shake, excite, alarm, confuse, distress, distract, dismay, unsettle, agitate, ruffle, confound, unnerve, vex, fluster, perturb, derange, discompose He had been disturbed by the news of the attack. upset calm, relieve, reassure, settle, quiet, relax, compose, soothe, lull, pacify, quieten3. muddle, disorder, mix up, mess up, disorganize, jumble up, disarrange His notes had not been disturbed.4. ruffle, stir up, agitate, churn up a gentle wave or two disturbing the surfacedisturbverb1. To alter the settled state or position of:dislocate, displace, move, shake, shift.2. To impair or destroy the composure of:agitate, bother, discompose, disquiet, distract, flurry, fluster, perturb, rock, ruffle, shake (up), toss, unsettle, upset.Informal: rattle.3. To trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by repeated vexations:aggravate, annoy, bother, bug, chafe, exasperate, fret, gall, get, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, provoke, put out, rile, ruffle, vex.Idioms: get in one's hair, get on one's nerves, get under one's skin.4. To break up the order or progress of:disrupt, upset.5. To put out of proper order:derange, disarrange, disarray, disorder, disorganize, disrupt, jumble, mess up, mix up, muddle, tumble, unsettle, upset.Translationsdisturb (diˈstəːb) verb1. to interrupt or take attention away from. I'm sorry, am I disturbing you? 打擾,妨礙 打扰,妨碍 2. to worry or make anxious. This news has disturbed me very much. 使焦慮 使焦虑3. to stir up or throw into confusion. A violent storm disturbed the surface of the lake. 攪亂,擾亂 扰乱,弄乱,搞乱 diˈsturbance noun1. a noisy or disorderly happening. He was thrown out of the meeting for causing a disturbance. 騷動 骚乱2. an interruption. I've done quite a lot of work, despite several disturbances. 干擾 干扰3. an act of disturbing. He was arrested for disturbance of the peace. 擾亂 扰乱EncyclopediaSeedisturbedLegalSeeDisturbancedisturb
Synonyms for disturbverb interruptSynonyms- interrupt
- trouble
- bother
- startle
- plague
- disrupt
- put out
- interfere with
- rouse
- hassle
- inconvenience
- pester
- intrude on
- butt in on
verb upsetSynonyms- upset
- concern
- worry
- trouble
- shake
- excite
- alarm
- confuse
- distress
- distract
- dismay
- unsettle
- agitate
- ruffle
- confound
- unnerve
- vex
- fluster
- perturb
- derange
- discompose
Antonyms- calm
- relieve
- reassure
- settle
- quiet
- relax
- compose
- soothe
- lull
- pacify
- quieten
verb muddleSynonyms- muddle
- disorder
- mix up
- mess up
- disorganize
- jumble up
- disarrange
verb ruffleSynonyms- ruffle
- stir up
- agitate
- churn up
Synonyms for disturbverb to alter the settled state or position ofSynonyms- dislocate
- displace
- move
- shake
- shift
verb to impair or destroy the composure ofSynonyms- agitate
- bother
- discompose
- disquiet
- distract
- flurry
- fluster
- perturb
- rock
- ruffle
- shake
- toss
- unsettle
- upset
- rattle
verb to trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by repeated vexationsSynonyms- aggravate
- annoy
- bother
- bug
- chafe
- exasperate
- fret
- gall
- get
- irk
- irritate
- nettle
- peeve
- provoke
- put out
- rile
- ruffle
- vex
verb to break up the order or progress ofSynonymsverb to put out of proper orderSynonyms- derange
- disarrange
- disarray
- disorder
- disorganize
- disrupt
- jumble
- mess up
- mix up
- muddle
- tumble
- unsettle
- upset
Synonyms for disturbverb move deeplySynonymsRelated Words- charge up
- commove
- agitate
- rouse
- excite
- turn on
- charge
- jolt
- cark
- disorder
- disquiet
- perturb
- unhinge
- distract
- trouble
- impress
- strike
- affect
- move
- distress
verb change the arrangement or position ofSynonyms- raise up
- commove
- stir up
- vex
- shake up
- agitate
Related Words- scramble
- beat
- toss
- rile
- roil
- poke
- move
- displace
verb tamper withSynonymsRelated Words- alter
- change
- modify
- upset
- violate
verb destroy the peace or tranquility ofSynonymsRelated Wordsverb damage as if by shaking or jarringRelated Words |