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   disturb

   /dɪˈstəːb/

   verb

   • 1. interfere with the normal arrangement or functioning of: "take the rollers out carefully so as not to disturb the curls too much" Similar disarrangemuddlerearrangedisorganizedisordermix upinterfere withconfusethrow into disorder/confusionderangeget into a tangleunsettleconvulseturn upside downmake a mess of
   • 2. interrupt the sleep, relaxation, or privacy of: "I'll see my patient now and we are not to be disturbed" Similar interruptintrude onbutt in onbarge in ondistractinterfere withdisruptbothertroublepesterplagueharassmolestinformal:horn in onhassle
   • 3. make (someone) anxious: "I am disturbed by the document I have just read" Similar perturbtroubleconcernworryupsetagitateflusterdiscomfitdisconcertdismaydistressdiscomposeunsettlerufflestir upalarmfrightenstartleshakeconfusebewilderperplexconfounddazeexcite

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French destourber, from Latin disturbare, from dis- ‘utterly’ + turbare ‘disturb’ (from turba ‘tumult’).

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   • 1. disturber noun

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   What does it mean if you disturb someone?

   • If you disturb someone, you interrupt what they are doing and cause them inconvenience. She slept in a separate room in order not to disturb him. 5 meanings: 1. to intrude on; interrupt 2. to destroy or interrupt the quietness or peace of 3. to disarrange; muddle 4. to.... Click for more definitions.

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   What does disturb mean in physics?

   • To interfere with; interrupt: noise that disturbed my sleep. b. To intrude on; inconvenience: Constant calls disturbed her work. 4. Physics To alter or displace a region of (a medium) from its equilibrium state.

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   What does not disturb mean?

   • to interrupt the quiet, rest, peace, or order of; unsettle. Please do not disturb me when I'm working. to disturb the papers on her desk. to be disturbed by strange behavior. Do not disturb. At some point, it got disturbed and fell inward toward the sun.

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   What is a word for a disturbance?

   • 1. interrupt, trouble, bother, startle, plague, disrupt, put out, interfere with, rouse, hassle, inconvenience, pester, intrude on, butt in onI didn't want to disturb you. 3. muddle, disorder, mix up, mess up, disorganize, jumble up, disarrange His notes had not been disturbed.

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   disturb: [verb] to interfere with : interrupt. to alter the position or arrangement of. to upset the natural and especially the ecological balance or relations of.

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   DISTURB meaning: 1. to interrupt what someone is doing: 2. to break the law by behaving unpleasantly and noisily in…. Learn more.

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   Disturb definition: to interrupt the quiet, rest, peace, or order of; unsettle.. See examples of DISTURB used in a sentence.

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   5 meanings: 1. to intrude on; interrupt 2. to destroy or interrupt the quietness or peace of 3. to disarrange; muddle 4. to.... Click for more definitions.

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   disturb. ( dɪˈstɜːb) vb ( tr) 1. to intrude on; interrupt. 2. to destroy or interrupt the quietness or peace of. 3. to disarrange; muddle. 4. ( often passive) to upset or agitate; trouble: I am disturbed at your bad news. 5. to inconvenience; put out: don't disturb yourself on my account.

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   disturb: 1 v move deeply Synonyms: trouble , upset Types: show 10 types... hide 10 types... agitate , charge , charge up , commove , excite , rouse , turn on cause to be agitated, excited, or roused jolt disturb (someone's) composure cark , disorder , disquiet , distract , perturb , trouble , unhinge disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to ...