PERTURB


Meaning of PERTURB in English

■ verb

1》 make anxious or unsettled.

2》 alter the normal or regular state or path of (a system, moving object, or process).

Derivatives

~able adjective

~ative adjective

Origin

ME: from OFr. pertourber , from L. ~are , from per- 'completely' + turbare 'disturb'.

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