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- DictionaryPer·turbed/pərˈtərbd/
adjective
- 1. feeling anxiety or concern; unsettled: "she didn't seem perturbed about the noises around her"
adjective. formal uk / pəˈtɜːbd / us / pɚˈtɝːbd / Add to word list. worried: He didn't seem unduly / overly perturbed by the news. Synonym. flustered. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. worried I'm worried that he's not going to graduate. concerned Aren't you concerned that she might tell someone?
to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate: I can see how such a massive change in your routine would perturb you. Synonyms: worry, trouble. Antonyms: pacify. to throw into great disorder: Huge construction projects can take years to finish, and meanwhile, can greatly perturb the neighborhood. Synonyms: muddle, disarrange, confuse.
When you're perturbed, you're upset by something, and rattled enough by it to be thrown off your usual calmness into a state of confusion. In astronomy, perturbation is defined as "the effects on a large body when it is subjected to gravitational effects from more than one other large body."
oppressive. rattle. roost. stressfully. suspensefully. suspensive. swatting. See more results » (Definition of perturb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of perturb. perturb.
Check pronunciation: perturbed. Definition of perturbed adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
3 days ago · perturbed. (pəʳtɜːʳbd ) adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE, ADJECTIVE that] If someone is perturbed by something, they are worried by it. [formal] He apparently was not perturbed by the prospect of a police officer coming to call. [+ by/at] She was really quite perturbed at the prospect.
Definitions of perturb. verb. disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed. “She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill”. synonyms: cark, disorder, disquiet, distract, trouble, unhinge. see more. see less. types: show 4 types...
