Perturb — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed

disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɚtˈɜːb/

🇬🇧British English

/pətˈɜːb/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pətˈɜːb/

2 syllables Say it as /pɚtˈɜːb/.

Examples

She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill
The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion
The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

distract unhinge trouble disquiet throw out of kilter disorder derange cark

Parts of Speech

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”
verb	disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom “The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion”
verb	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”
verb	throw into great confusion or disorder “Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt”

Word Forms

perturbation	noun	an unhappy and worried mental state
disquiet	noun	the trait of seeming ill at ease
trouble	noun	a strong feeling of anxiety
distraction	noun	mental turmoil
derangement	noun	the act of disturbing the mind or body

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

stören

den Geist stören oder unruhig machen oder Anlass zur Sorge oder Beunruhigung geben

🇫🇷French

perturber

déranger l'esprit ou rendre mal à l'aise ou susciter de l'inquiétude ou de l'alarme

🇪🇸Spanish

perturbar

perturbar la mente, inquietar, preocupar o alarmar

🇮🇹Italian

perturbare

disturbare la mente o mettere a disagio o causare preoccupazione o allarme

🇳🇱Dutch

verstoren

de geest verstoren of ongemakkelijk maken, of zorgen of ongerustheid veroorzaken

🇵🇹Portuguese

perturbar

perturbar a mente ou deixar inquieto ou causar preocupação ou alarme

🇷🇺Russian

возмущать

беспокоить разум или вызывать беспокойство или вызывать беспокойство или тревогу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घबड़ा देना

मन को परेशान करना या बेचैन करना या चिंतित या भयभीत करना

🇧🇩Bengali

বিরক্ত

মনে বিরক্ত করা বা অস্বস্তি করা বা উদ্বিগ্ন বা শঙ্কিত হওয়ার কারণ

🇮🇳Tamil

குழப்பம்

மனதைத் தொந்தரவு செய்

🇮🇳Telugu

కలవరము

మనసుకు భంగం కలిగించండి లేదా అశాంతి కలిగించండి లేదా ఆందోళన లేదా ఆందోళన కలిగించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

त्रास देणे

मनाला त्रास देणे किंवा अस्वस्थ करणे किंवा काळजी करणे किंवा घाबरणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખલેલ

મનમાં ખલેલ પહોંચાડો અથવા અસ્વસ્થ બનાવો અથવા ચિંતિત અથવા ગભરાવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಚಲನ

ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ತೊಂದರೆ ಕೊಡಿ ಅಥವಾ ಅಶಾಂತಿ ಮೂಡಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ಚಿಂತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಗಾಬರಿಯಾಗುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസ്വസ്ഥത

മനസ്സിനെ അസ്വസ്ഥമാക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അസ്വസ്ഥമാക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഉത്കണ്ഠയോ പരിഭ്രാന്തിയോ ഉണ്ടാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨ

ਮਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਬੇਚੈਨ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਚਿੰਤਤ ਜਾਂ ਚਿੰਤਾ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ ਬਣਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

پریشان کرنا

ذہن میں خلل ڈالنا یا بے چین کرنا یا پریشان یا گھبرانے کا سبب بننا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

扰乱

扰乱心神或使人不安或引起担心或惊慌

🇯🇵Japanese

混乱させる

心をかき乱す、または不安にさせる、または心配させたり警戒させたりする

🇰🇷Korean

교란하다

마음을 어지럽히거나 불안하게 만들거나 걱정하거나 놀라게 만들다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm loạn

làm phiền tâm trí hoặc làm khó chịu hoặc gây ra lo lắng hoặc báo động

🇹🇭Thai

รบกวน

รบกวนจิตใจหรือทำให้ไม่สบายใจหรือทำให้วิตกกังวลหรือตื่นตระหนก

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengganggu

mengganggu pikiran atau membuat gelisah atau menimbulkan rasa khawatir atau was-was

🇵🇭Filipino

magulo

guluhin ang isip o hindi mapalagay o maging sanhi ng pag-aalala o pagkabalisa

🇲🇾Malay

mengganggu

mengganggu fikiran atau membuat resah atau menyebabkan bimbang atau cemas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اضطراب

يزعج العقل أو يثير الانزعاج أو يسبب القلق أو الانزعاج

🇮🇷Persian

مزاحم

ایجاد مزاحمت در ذهن یا ایجاد ناراحتی یا ایجاد نگرانی یا نگرانی

🇹🇷Turkish

tedirgin etmek

Aklı rahatsız etmek veya tedirgin etmek veya endişelenmesine veya paniğe kapılmasına neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

הפרעה

להפריע בראש או לגרום לאי נוחות או לגרום לדאגה או להיבהל

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The primary meaning of 'perturb' is 'disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed'.

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Using 'perturb' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'perturb' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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