1. Descriptive of someone who feels anxiety or concern, or is worried or upset; concerning something which is confusing or disturbing: The bad air over some areas of the world has made many perturbed residents ill and worried about their future existence.

Despite the current unstable and perturbed weather conditions, many vacationers are still planning to go on their trips during the next few days.

2. Etymology: from Latin perturbare, "to confuse, to disorder, to disturb;" especially, of states of the mind, from per, "through" + turbare, "to disturb, to confuse." © ALL rights are reserved.

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