perturb
verb /pəˈtɜːb/
/pərˈtɜːrb/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they perturb | /pəˈtɜːb/ /pərˈtɜːrb/ |
| he / she / it perturbs | /pəˈtɜːbz/ /pərˈtɜːrbz/ |
| past simple perturbed | /pəˈtɜːbd/ /pərˈtɜːrbd/ |
| past participle perturbed | /pəˈtɜːbd/ /pərˈtɜːrbd/ |
| -ing form perturbing | /pəˈtɜːbɪŋ/ /pərˈtɜːrbɪŋ/ |
- perturb somebody to make somebody worried or anxious synonym alarm
- Her sudden appearance did not seem to perturb him in the least.
- I was perturbed by his lack of interest.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French pertourber, from Latin perturbare, from per- ‘completely’ + turbare ‘disturb’.