DISTURB

verb see: turbid Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to interfere with ; interrupt , to alter the position or arrangement of , to upset the natural and especially the ecological balance or relations of , 2. to destroy the tranquillity or composure of , to throw into disorder, alarm , to put to inconvenience , intransitive verb to cause ~ance, see: discompose ~er noun ~ingly adverb