Word

perturb, v.
(perturbed, perturbing, perturbs)
freq. cnt. 1

disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

cark disorder disquiet distract perturb trouble unhinge

sample sentences

"She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him
The performance is likely to %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

trouble trouble

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

perturbation perturbation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

disquiet disquiet

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

distraction

semantic pointers

hypernym

disturb, trouble, upset

hyponym

worry, vex

throw into great confusion or disorder
<verb.change>

derange perturb throw out of kilter

sample sentences

"Fundamentalists threaten to perturb the social order"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

perturbation perturbation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

derangement

semantic pointers

hypernym

disorder, disarray

cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull
<verb.motion>

perturb