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Adjective: perturbed pur'turbd- Thrown into a state of agitated confusion; ('rattled' is an informal term)
- flustered, hot and bothered, rattled
Verb: perturb pur'turb- 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"
- unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder - Disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom
"The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion" - Cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull
"The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet" - Throw into great confusion or disorder
"Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt"
- derange, throw out of kilter
See also: discomposed, perturbation Type of: deviate, disarray, disorder, disturb, trouble, upset Encyclopedia: Perturb |