Perturbation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an unhappy and worried mental state

(physics) a secondary influence on a system that causes it to deviate slightly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɚɾɚbˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/pətəbˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pətəbˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /pɚɾɚbˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

there was too much anger and disturbance
she didn't realize the upset she caused me
the term `distress' connotes some degree of perturbation and emotional upset

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fluster upset disturbance disruption

Parts of Speech

noun	an unhappy and worried mental state “there was too much anger and disturbance”
noun	(physics) a secondary influence on a system that causes it to deviate slightly
noun	activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption “the term `distress' connotes some degree of perturbation and emotional upset”
noun	a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset
noun	the act of causing disorder

Word Forms

disturb	verb	move deeply
perturb	verb	disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
upset	verb	cause to lose one's composure
fluster	verb	be flustered; behave in a confused manner
disrupt	verb	throw into disorder

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Störung

ein unglücklicher und besorgter Geisteszustand

🇪🇸Spanish

perturbación

un estado mental infeliz y preocupado

🇮🇹Italian

perturbazione

uno stato mentale infelice e preoccupato

🇳🇱Dutch

verstoring

een ongelukkige en bezorgde mentale toestand

🇵🇹Portuguese

perturbação

um estado mental infeliz e preocupado

🇷🇺Russian

возмущение

несчастное и тревожное психическое состояние

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गड़बड़ी

एक दुखी और चिंतित मानसिक स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

বিরক্তি

একটি অসুখী এবং উদ্বিগ্ন মানসিক অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

குழப்பம்

மகிழ்ச்சியற்ற மற்றும் கவலையற்ற மன நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

కలవరము

సంతోషకరమైన మరియు చింతించని మానసిక స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

गोंधळ

एक दुःखी आणि चिंताग्रस्त मानसिक स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખલેલ

એક નાખુશ અને ચિંતિત માનસિક સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಕ್ಷುಬ್ಧತೆ

ಅತೃಪ್ತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಚಿಂತಿತ ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസ്വസ്ഥത

അസന്തുഷ്ടവും ആശങ്കാകുലവുമായ മാനസികാവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨੀ

ਇੱਕ ਨਾਖੁਸ਼ ਅਤੇ ਚਿੰਤਤ ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

گڑبڑ

ایک ناخوش اور پریشان ذہنی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

扰动

不高兴和担心的精神状态

🇯🇵Japanese

摂動

不幸で不安な精神状態

🇰🇷Korean

섭동

불행하고 걱정스러운 정신 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự nhiễu loạn

một trạng thái tinh thần không vui và lo lắng

🇹🇭Thai

การก่อกวน

สภาพจิตใจที่ไม่มีความสุขและเป็นกังวล

🇮🇩Indonesian

gangguan

keadaan mental yang tidak bahagia dan khawatir

🇵🇭Filipino

kaguluhan

isang hindi masaya at nag-aalala na estado ng pag-iisip

🇲🇾Malay

gangguan

keadaan mental yang tidak gembira dan bimbang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اضطراب

حالة نفسية غير سعيدة وقلقة

🇮🇷Persian

آشفتگی

یک وضعیت روانی ناراحت و نگران

🇹🇷Turkish

tedirginlik

mutsuz ve endişeli bir zihinsel durum

🇮🇱Hebrew

תְזָזִית

מצב נפשי אומלל ומודאג

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