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adjective

pər-ˈtərbd How to pronounce perturbed (audio)
Definition of perturbednext
as in worried
feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty a perturbed look betrayed her nervousness at her first job interview

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perturbed

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verb

past tense of perturb
as in disturbed
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy the caller's strange remark perturbed me enough to keep me awake that night

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perturbed
  1. worried
  2. disturbed
  3. upset
  4. nervous
  5. bothered
  6. anxious
  7. distracted
  8. troubled
Adjective
  • Rather than being concerned that Musk has too much influence over the president-elect, Jayapal should be worried about who’s making decisions for the current president.
    Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Gift recipients are much less worried about when the gift arrives.
    Rebecca Walker Reczek, Cory Haltman, CBS News, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of worried
Verb
  • Every night the lamb would cry, and be told to hush, for its bleats disturbed their sleep.
    Karen Zautyk, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The slabs of flesh were expensive, and the thought of handling them disturbed me.
    Lola Méndez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of disturbed
Adjective
  • New Mom Gives Birth, Only To Learn What Family Did With Baby By Jack Beresford Senior Life and Trends Reporter 10 A woman whose daughter was born via cesarean section has opened up about the one thing that left her upset following the birth.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Playing shorthanded against one of the best defenses the Vols have faced all season did not help the visitors’ upset chances.
    David Ubben, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of upset
Adjective
  • That could be especially helpful for passengers who are nervous about being on a ship.
    Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Others may be nervous about overusing sanctions, as Steven Mnuchin, the treasury secretary in Trump’s first administration, was.
    Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of nervous
Verb
  • In fact, if you can’t be bothered even to reach for the remote to select this new button, the latest firmware update will also automatically start playing the next episode after a countdown.
    John Archer, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The technology behind an LLM is sufficiently advanced because the people using it have not bothered to understand it.
    Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of bothered
Adjective
  • The horror sequel centers on pop star and drug addict Skye Riley (Naomi Scott), who's anxious about a comeback tour and visits her dealer for pills.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • His words speak to an anxious, ongoing need not just to entertain, but to distract, to overact, to keep the audience unmoored, all in an effort to hide deep and intractable feelings of inadequacy.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of anxious
Verb
  • The bus once blew right past me because I was distracted by my phone and standing back from the curb.
    Liz Schubauer, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Basically—your brain gets totally distracted by a pop of red, ignoring wider details on your face like spots or texture.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of distracted
Adjective
  • Country singer Elle King is opening up about her troubled relationship with father, Rob Schneider.
    Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Dennis Hernandez, the troubled brother of late New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, pleaded guilty on Wednesday in federal court to making threats against the University of Connecticut and three out-of-state individuals.
    Staff And Wire Reports, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of troubled
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