| VERB | emotion | perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder | disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed |
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| motion | perturb | disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom | |
| motion | perturb | cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull | |
| change | perturb, derange, throw out of kilter | throw into great confusion or disorder |
| Sounds | perter'b | |
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| Rhymes | adverb ... verb: 12 rhymes with erb... | |
| Meaning | disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | The bad news will perturb him | |
| Example | "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill" | |
| Synonyms | unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder | |
| Narrower | worry, vex | disturb the peace of mind of |
| Broader | disturb, upset, trouble | Move deeply |
| Spanish | distraer, inquietar, intranquilizar, molestar, perturbar, trastornar | |
| Catalan | distreure, inquietar, intranquil·litzar, molestar, pertorbar | |
| Nouns | perturbation | a disposition that is confused / confused / confused or nervous and upset |
| perturbation | an unhappy and worried mental state | |
| Meaning | disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion" | |
| Broader | deviate | Cause to turn away from a previous or expected course |
| Similar to | perturb | Cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull |
| Spanish | pertubar | |
| Nouns | perturbation | the act of causing disorder |
| perturbation | (physics) a secondary influence on a system that causes it to deviate slightly | |
| Meaning | Cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet" | |
| Broader | deviate | Cause to turn away from a previous or expected course |
| Similar to | perturb | disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom |
| Spanish | perturbar | |
| Nouns | perturbation | (physics) a secondary influence on a system that causes it to deviate slightly |
| Meaning | Throw into great confusion or disorder. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt" | |
| Synonyms | derange, throw out of kilter | |
| Broader | disorder, disarray | Bring disorder to |
| Nouns | perturbation | the act of causing disorder |
| perturbation | a disposition that is confused / confused / confused or nervous and upset | |
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