n. The act of perturbing, or the state of being perturbed; disturbance; disorder; especially, disquiet of mind; restlessness or want of tranquillity of mind; commotion of the passions.n. Variation; especially, irregular or violent variation.n. A cause of disquiet.n. In astronomy, a deviation of the motion of a planet or comet from a fixed orbit or from its regular velocity in that orbit.n.