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perturb (verb), perturbs; perturbed; perturbing
1. To disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; to agitate: Mike's parents were perturbed by the low grades he got on his report card in school.
2. To cause someone to be worried or upset: Andy's mother and father were perturbed that he was thinking about not going to school anymore.
3. To make uneasy or anxious: Helena's teacher was perturbed by the lack of interest of his students in his chemistry class.
4. Etymology: from Latin perturbare, "to confuse, to disturb"; from a combination of per-, "through" + turbare, "to disturb, to confuse, to throw into disorder."
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2. To cause someone to be worried or upset: Andy's mother and father were perturbed that he was thinking about not going to school anymore.
3. To make uneasy or anxious: Helena's teacher was perturbed by the lack of interest of his students in his chemistry class.
4. Etymology: from Latin perturbare, "to confuse, to disturb"; from a combination of per-, "through" + turbare, "to disturb, to confuse, to throw into disorder."
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perturbed (adjective), more perturbed, most perturbed
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.
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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."