Perturb

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious.
  • v. To throw into great confusion.
  • v. Physics & Astronomy To cause perturbation, as of a celestial orbit.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To disturb; to bother or unsettle.
  • v. To slightly modify the motion of an object.
  • v. To modify the motion of a body by exerting a gravitational force.
  • v. To modify slightly, such as an equation or value.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To disturb; to agitate; to vex; to trouble; to disquiet.
  • v. To disorder; to confuse.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To disturb greatly; agitate; disquiet.
  • To disorder; confuse; cause irregularity in.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
  • v. throw into great confusion or disorder
  • v. disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom
  • v. cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull
  • Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    disorder    disarray    deviate   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    disturb    agitate    vex    trouble    disquiet    disorder    confuse   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Herb    Serb    blurb    curb    disturb    erb    herb    kerb    reverb    superb   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    apprehensive    perplex    sadden    uneasy    exasperate    abashed    dejected    dissatisfied    elated    distraught