vverb.emotiondisturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmedSynset:cark disorder disquiet distract trouble unhinge
Examples:- She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill
Derivationally Related Form:distractiondisquietperturbationtrouble
Hypernyms:disturb trouble upset
Inherited Hypernyms:perturbdisturbaffect
Direct Hyponyms:vexworry
Full Troponyms:eatmisgivenagworry
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: distract) | The bad news will --- him (apply to: disquiet, distract, perturb, unhinge, trouble)
vverb.motiondisturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atomExamples:- The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion
Derivationally Related Form:perturbation
Hypernyms:deviate
Inherited Hypernyms:perturbdeviatedivertsendmove
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.motioncause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pullExamples:- The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet
Derivationally Related Form:perturbation
Hypernyms:deviate
Inherited Hypernyms:perturbdeviatedivertsendmove
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.changethrow into great confusion or disorderSynset:derange throw out of kilter
Examples:- Fundamentalists threaten to perturb the social order
Derivationally Related Form:derangementperturbation
Hypernyms:disarray disorder
Inherited Hypernyms:perturbdisorderchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something