Disturb

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To break up or destroy the tranquillity or settled state of: "Subterranean fires and deep unrest disturb the whole area” ( Rachel Carson).
  • v. To trouble emotionally or mentally; upset.
  • v. To interfere with; interrupt: noise that disturbed my sleep.
  • v. To intrude on; inconvenience: Constant calls disturbed her work.
  • v. To put out of order; disarrange.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.
  • v. to divert, redirect, or alter by disturbing.
  • v. to have a negative emotional impact; to cause emotional distress or confusion.
  • n. disturbance
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To throw into disorder or confusion; to derange; to interrupt the settled state of; to excite from a state of rest.
  • v. To agitate the mind of; to deprive of tranquillity; to disquiet; to render uneasy.
  • v. To turn from a regular or designed course.
  • n. Disturbance.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To stir; trouble; agitate; molest; move from a state of rest or tranquillity: as, to disturb a sleeper; to disturb the sediment.
  • To move or agitate; discompose; disquiet; throw into perplexity or confusion.
  • To interfere with; interrupt; hinder; incommode; derange.
  • To turn aside; cause to deviate; throw out of course or order.
  • Synonyms To disorder, unsettle, molest
  • To perplex, trouble, annoy, vex, worry, plague.
  • To impede, interrupt.
  • n. Disturbance.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. damage as if by shaking or jarring
  • v. tamper with
  • v. destroy the peace or tranquility of
  • v. move deeply
  • v. change the arrangement or position of
  • Verb Form
    disturbed    disturbing    disturbs   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    damage    act    move   
    Cross Reference
    agitate   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    discompose    disquiet    ruffle    incommode    trouble    disorder    perplex    molest    agitate    disturbance   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Herb    Serb    blurb    curb    erb    herb    kerb    perturb    reverb    superb   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    unpleasant    frighten    unsettle    excite    painful    Embarrass    ominous    disconcert