disturb
Verb
Verb Forms: disturbed, disturbing, disturbs
- To interrupt the quiet, rest, or peace of.
- move deeply
- change the arrangement or position of
- tamper with
- destroy the peace or tranquility of
- damage as if by shaking or jarring
- "Don't disturb the patient's wounds by moving him too rapidly!"
- to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.
- to divert, redirect, or alter by disturbing.
- to have a negative emotional impact; to cause emotional distress or confusion.
Noun
- disturbance
Examples
- A mudslide disturbed the course of the river.
- A school of fish disturbed the water.
- Don’t DISTURB the intense concentration of a player trying to form a seven-letter word.
- The noisy ventilation disturbed me during the exam.
- The performance was disturbed twice by a ringing mobile phone.
- The trauma disturbed his mind.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English destourben, from Anglo-Norman distourber and Old French destorber, from Latin disturbare, intensifying for turbare (“to throw into disorder”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)twerH-, *(s)turH- (“to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around”).
Synonyms
agitate, commove, interrupt, raise up, shake up, stir up, touch, trouble, upset, vex, bother, bring down, discompose, disconcert, disturb, enturbulate, mortify, muddle, perturb, put out, roil, ruffle, throw off balance, unsettle
Scrabble Score: 10
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