disturb
Use Disturb in a sentence
verb (used with object)
1.
to interrupt the quiet, rest, peace, or order of; unsettle.
2.
to interfere with; interrupt; hinder: Please do not disturb me when I'm working.
3.
to interfere with the arrangement, order, or harmony of; disarrange: to disturb the papers on her desk.
4.
to perplex; trouble: to be disturbed by strange behavior.
verb (used without object)
5.
to cause disturbance to someone's sleep, rest, etc.: Do not disturb.
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Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English disto(u)rben, disturben < Anglo-French disto(u)rber, desturber < Latin disturbāre to demolish, upset, equivalent to dis- dis-1 + turbāre to confuse
1175–1225; Middle English disto(u)rben, disturben < Anglo-French disto(u)rber, desturber < Latin disturbāre to demolish, upset, equivalent to dis- dis-1 + turbāre to confuse
Related forms
dis·turb·er, noun
pre·dis·turb, verb (used with object)
Synonyms
1. bother, annoy, trouble, pester.
1. bother, annoy, trouble, pester.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to intrude on; interrupt |
| 2. | to destroy or interrupt the quietness or peace of |
| 3. | to disarrange; muddle |
| 4. | (often passive) to upset or agitate; trouble: I am disturbed at your bad news |
| 5. | to inconvenience; put out: don't disturb yourself on my account |
| [C13: from Latin disturbāre, from | |
| dis'turber | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
disturb
early 13c., from L. disturbare "throw into disorder," from dis- "completely" + turbare "to disorder, disturb," from turba "turmoil." Disturbed "emotionally or mentally unstable" is from 1904. Related: Disturbing.
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Example sentences
What the book biz wants is words that won't disturb, outrage or frighten.
We concur that the work described under this permit will not disturb historic sites.
Woe be to any one who would have attempted to disturb the buried treasure.
Someone notes that there's one set of footprints going to the lander and back, and wonders who would dare disturb the site.
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