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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’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. disturber noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDISTURB | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDISTURB | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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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.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDISTURB | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   DISTURB meaning: 1. to interrupt what someone is doing by making noise or annoying them: 2. to make someone feel…. Learn more.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › ja › dictionaryDISTURB | 意味, Cambridge 英語辞書での定義 - Cambridge Dictionary

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   B2. to interrupt what someone is doing: Please don't disturb your sister - she's trying to do her homework. I'm sorry to disturb you so late, but my car's broken down and I don't have my phone with me. disturb the peace. to break the law by behaving unpleasantly and noisily in public:

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english-chinese-traditionalDISTURB in Traditional Chinese - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DISTURB translate: 打斷, 打斷;干擾, 使著急, 使焦慮，使煩惱, 移動, 移動，挪動;改動，使變動. Learn more in the Cambridge English-Chinese traditional Dictionary.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english-chinese-simplifiedDISTURB in Simplified Chinese - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DISTURB translate: 打断, 打断;干扰, 使着急, 使焦虑，使烦恼, 移动, 移动，挪动;改动，使变动. Learn more in the Cambridge English-Chinese simplified Dictionary.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › pronunciation › englishDISTURB | Pronunciation in English - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DISTURB pronunciation. How to say DISTURB. Listen to the audio pronunciation in English. Learn more.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDISTURBED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DISTURBED definition: 1. not thinking or behaving normally because of mental or emotional problems: 2. not thinking or…. Learn more.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english-frenchDISTURB | translate English to French - Cambridge Dictionary

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    DISTURB translate: déranger, inquiéter, troubler, déranger, déranger, troubler, troubler, remuer. Learn more in the Cambridge English-French Dictionary.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › ko › 사전DISTURB | Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미

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    DISTURB 의미, 정의, DISTURB의 정의: 1. to interrupt what someone is doing: 2. to break the law by behaving unpleasantly and noisily in…. 자세히 알아보기.