/ dɪˈstɜːbd; NAmE -ˈstɜːrbd/ adjective
1.
mentally ill, especially because of very unhappy or shocking experiences :
a special school for emotionally disturbed children
➡ note at mentally ill
2.
unhappy and full of bad or shocking experiences :
The killer had a disturbed family background.
3.
very anxious and unhappy about sth :
I was deeply disturbed and depressed by the news.
—compare undisturbed