perturbed
Meanings
Verb
- disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
- "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"
- disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom
- "The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion"
- cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull
- "The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet"
- throw into great confusion or disorder
- simple past and past participle of perturb
Adjective Satellite
- thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term)
Adj
- Disturbed; flustered.
- Slightly modified.
Synonyms
cark, derange, disorder, disquiet, distract, flustered, hot and bothered, perturb, rattled, throw out of kilter, trouble, unhinge
Scrabble Score: 14
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