perturbative

adjective

per·​tur·​ba·​tive

ˈpərtərˌbātiv,

pərˈtərbət-

archaic

: tending to perturb : perturbing

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin perturbativus, from Latin perturbatus (past participle of perturbare to perturb) + -ivus -ive

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