Found 3 items, similar to perturb.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: perturb menggelisah
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. [1913 Webster] Ye that . . . perturb so my feast with crying. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. To disorder; to confuse. [R.] --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]