per|turb´er

per|turb´er
per|turb «puhr TURB», transitive verb.
1. to disturb greatly; make uneasy or troubled; upset: »

Teachers are always perturbed by low grades. Highly perturbed, he wondered what was coming next (Arnold Bennett).

SYNONYM(S): excite, trouble, distress.
2. to cause disorder or irregularity in; agitate: »

perturbed waters.

3. Astronomy. to cause perturbation in.
[< Latin perturbāre < per- thoroughly + turbāre to confuse < turba turmoil, disorder]
per|turb´a|ble, adjective.
per|turb´er, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • per|turb — «puhr TURB», transitive verb. 1. to disturb greatly; make uneasy or troubled; upset: »Teachers are always perturbed by low grades. Highly perturbed, he wondered what was coming next (Arnold Bennett). SYNONYM(S): excite, trouble, distress. 2. to… …   Useful english dictionary

  • per|turb´a|ble — per|turb «puhr TURB», transitive verb. 1. to disturb greatly; make uneasy or troubled; upset: »Teachers are always perturbed by low grades. Highly perturbed, he wondered what was coming next (Arnold Bennett). SYNONYM(S): excite, trouble, distress …   Useful english dictionary

  • per|turb|a|bil|i|ty — «puhr TUR buh BIHL uh tee», noun. the quality of being perturbable; capability of being, or readiness to be, perturbed …   Useful english dictionary

  • per·turb — …   Useful english dictionary

  • im´per|turb´a|bly — im|per|turb|a|ble «IHM puhr TUR buh buhl», adjective. not easily excited or disturbed; calm: »A man…Cool, and quite English, imperturbable (Byron). –im´per|turb´a|ble|ness, noun. –im´per|turb´a|bly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • im´per|turb´a|ble|ness — im|per|turb|a|ble «IHM puhr TUR buh buhl», adjective. not easily excited or disturbed; calm: »A man…Cool, and quite English, imperturbable (Byron). –im´per|turb´a|ble|ness, noun. –im´per|turb´a|bly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • im|per|turb|a|ble — «IHM puhr TUR buh buhl», adjective. not easily excited or disturbed; calm: »A man…Cool, and quite English, imperturbable (Byron). –im´per|turb´a|ble|ness, noun. –im´per|turb´a|bly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • un´per|turb´ed|ness — un|per|turbed «UHN puhr TURBD», adjective. not perturbed; free from perturbation; undisturbed; calm; composed: »Still with unhurrying chase And unperturbed pace (Francis Thompson). –un´per|turb´ed|ly, adverb. –un´per|turb´ed|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • un´per|turb´ed|ly — un|per|turbed «UHN puhr TURBD», adjective. not perturbed; free from perturbation; undisturbed; calm; composed: »Still with unhurrying chase And unperturbed pace (Francis Thompson). –un´per|turb´ed|ly, adverb. –un´per|turb´ed|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • im|per|turb|a|bil|i|ty — «IHM puhr TUR buh BIHL uh tee», noun. the quality of being imperturbable; calmness: »An imperturbability which passed…for courage (Thomas Carlyle) …   Useful english dictionary

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