Found 3 items, similar to Perturb.
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Definition: perturb
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: perturb
perturb
v 1: 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” [syn:
unhinge,
disquiet,
trouble,
cark,
distract,
disorder]
2: disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or
atom;
“The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion”
3: 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”
4: throw into great confusion or disorder;
“Fundamental
Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in
Algeria and Egypt” [syn:
derange,
throw out of kilter]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Perturb
Perturb
\Per*turb"\, v. t. [L. perturbare, perturbatum; per +
turbare to disturb, fr. turba a disorder: cf. OF. perturber.
See
Per-, and
Turbid.]
1. To disturb; to agitate; to vex; to trouble; to disquiet.
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Ye that . . . perturb so my feast with crying.
--Chaucer.
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2. To disorder; to confuse. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.
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