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- Dictionaryper·turb/pərˈtərb/
verb
- 1. make (someone) anxious or unsettled: "they were perturbed by her capricious behavior"
- 2. subject (a system, moving object, or process) to an influence tending to alter its normal or regular state or path: technical "nuclear weapons could be used to perturb the orbit of an asteroid"
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Perturb means to cause to be worried or upset, to throw into confusion, or to cause a perturbation. See synonyms, examples, word history, and usage of perturb in a sentence.
Perturb is a verb that means to worry someone or to disturb something. Learn how to use it in different contexts with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.
To perturb is to bug or bother someone by confusing them or throwing them off balance. You can try, but it's almost impossible to perturb the guards outside Buckingham Palace.
to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate: I can see how such a massive change in your routine would perturb you. Synonyms: worry, trouble. Antonyms: pacify. to throw into great disorder: Huge construction projects can take years to finish, and meanwhile, can greatly perturb the neighborhood. Synonyms: muddle, disarrange, confuse.
Perturb is a formal verb that means to make somebody worried or anxious. See the word origin, synonyms, pronunciation and usage notes, and example sentences from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Perturb is a formal verb that means to worry someone or to disturb something. Learn how to use it in sentences and see translations in different languages.
Perturb means to worry, trouble, or disturb someone or something. It can also mean to cause disorder or confusion, or to affect the orbit of a celestial body. See synonyms, examples, and word origin of perturb.
