PERTURB


Meaning of PERTURB in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pər-ˈtərb ]

transitive verb

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French perturber, from Latin perturbare to throw into confusion, from per- + turbare to disturb — more at turbid

Date: 14th century

1. : to disturb greatly in mind : disquiet

2. : to throw into confusion : disorder

3. : to cause to experience a perturbation

Synonyms: see discompose

• per·turb·able -ˈtər-bə-bəl adjective

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