If she's asleep, don't disturb her.
Sorry to disturb you, but can I use your telephone?
...emotionally disturbed youngsters.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Disturbed — Disturb Dis*turb , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disturbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disturbing}.] [OE. desturben, destourben, OF. destorber, desturber, destourber, fr. L. disturbare, disturbatum; dis + turbare to disturb, trouble, turba disorder, tumult, crowd … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Disturb — Dis*turb , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disturbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disturbing}.] [OE. desturben, destourben, OF. destorber, desturber, destourber, fr. L. disturbare, disturbatum; dis + turbare to disturb, trouble, turba disorder, tumult, crowd. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disturb — c.1300, to stop or hinder, from O.Fr. destorber (O.N.Fr. distourber) and directly from L. disturbare throw into disorder, from dis completely (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + turbare to disorder, disturb, from turba turmoil (see TURBID (Cf … Etymology dictionary
disturbed — pp. adj. from DISTURB (Cf. disturb). Meaning emotionally or mentally unstable is from 1904 … Etymology dictionary
disturb */*/ — UK [dɪˈstɜː(r)b] / US [dɪˈstɜrb] verb [transitive] Word forms disturb : present tense I/you/we/they disturb he/she/it disturbs present participle disturbing past tense disturbed past participle disturbed 1) to interrupt someone and stop them from … English dictionary
disturb — 01. I m going to be busy in my office for the next hour or so; please see that I am not [disturbed]. 02. During the [disturbance] following the concert, 3 young people were arrested, and one policeman was injured. 03. I m sorry to [disturb] you… … Grammatical examples in English
disturb — [[t]dɪstɜ͟ː(r)b[/t]] disturbs, disturbing, disturbed 1) VERB If you disturb someone, you interrupt what they are doing and upset them. [V n] Did you sleep well? I didn t want to disturb you. You looked so peaceful... [V n] Find a quiet, warm,… … English dictionary
disturb — dis|turb [ dı stɜrb ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to interrupt someone and stop them from continuing what they were doing: I didn t want to disturb you in the middle of a meeting. Sorry to disturb you, but do you know where Miss Springer is? Her… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
disturb — dis|turb [dıˈstə:b US ə:rb] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(interrupt)¦ 2¦(worry)¦ 3¦(move)¦ 4¦(change)¦ 5 disturb the peace ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: destourber, from Latin turbare to put into disorder ] 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
disturb — verb Etymology: Middle English disturben, destourben, from Anglo French & Latin; Anglo French destorber, from Latin disturbare, from dis + turbare to throw into disorder, from turba disorder more at turbid Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a … New Collegiate Dictionary
