perturb
/pɚtˈɝb/ · 2 syllables
Meaning
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” - disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom
“The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion” - cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull
“The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet” - throw into great confusion or disorder
“Fundamentalists threaten to perturb the social order”
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