disturbed
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adjective
1.
marked by symptoms of mental illness: a disturbed personality.
2.
agitated or distressed; disrupted: disturbed seas; a disturbed situation.
noun
3.
( used with a plural verb ) persons who exhibit symptoms of neurosis or psychosis (usually preceded by the ).
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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.
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 | |
| disturbed (dɪˈstɜːbd) | |
| —adj | |
| psychiatry emotionally upset, troubled, or maladjusted | |
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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
Typically, copulating males are disturbed by one to four rivals.
It disturbed me, however, to have felt so confident about what had happened that day and to have been so wrong.
But then you publish the photos, and some people are disturbed by dead-body pictures.
While some of the youngsters are obviously disturbed, others are simply leftover punk rockers, eager to shock the adult world.
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