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- Dictionarydis·turbed/dəˈstərbd/
adjective
- 1. having had its normal pattern or function disrupted: "disturbed sleep" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of DISTURBED is experiencing or exhibiting emotional disturbance or agitation : having a mental disability or illness. How to use disturbed in a sentence.
disturbed; disturbing; disturbs. Synonyms of disturb. transitive verb. 1. a. : to interfere with : interrupt. disturbing the flow of traffic. b. : to alter the position or arrangement of. the items on her desk had been disturbed. c. : to upset the natural and especially the ecological balance or relations of. wetlands disturbed by development. 2.
DISTURBED definition: 1. not thinking or behaving normally because of mental or emotional problems: 2. not thinking or…. Learn more.
Disturbed definition: marked by symptoms of mental illness. See examples of DISTURBED used in a sentence.
If something is disturbed, it's been moved or changed — it's not positioned or functioning the way it usually does. Traveling across the globe gives many people disturbed sleep patterns.
verb. to intrude on; interrupt. to destroy or interrupt the quietness or peace of. to disarrange; muddle. often passive to upset or agitate; trouble. I am disturbed at your bad news. to inconvenience; put out. don't disturb yourself on my account.
Disturbed can be used to describe somebody who has problems with mental health because of very unhappy or unpleasant experiences: He works with emotionally disturbed children. Insane is a formal or old-fashioned term used in the past to describe somebody with a serious mental illness.
disturbed mentally ill, especially because of very unhappy or shocking experiences: He works with emotionally disturbed children. unstable having emotions and behavior that are likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly
to cause someone to stop what the person is doing, or to interrupt an activity: Please don’t disturb Jimmy – he’s trying to do his homework. disturb verb [T] (WORRY)
A disturbed person is very upset emotionally, and often needs special care or treatment.
