perturbed

Verb

• 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"
• 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
• simple past and past participle of perturb

Adjective Satellite

• thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term)

Adj

• Disturbed; flustered.
• Slightly modified.

Examples

• The equation x² − 3.0001x + 2 = 0 is a perturbed version of x² − 3x + 2 = 0.

Synonyms

cark, derange, disorder, disquiet, distract, flustered, hot and bothered, perturb, rattled, throw out of kilter, trouble, unhinge

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