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disturb
verb disturbed, disturbing
    1. To interrupt someone.
    2. To inconvenience someone.
    3. To upset the arrangement or order of something.
    4. To upset the peace of mind of someone.
      Thesaurus: upset, trouble, unsettle, worry, distress, annoy, nettle, bother, pester, agitate, perturb, harass; Antonym: calm, quiet.
Derivative: disturbed
adj
    Emotionally upset or confused; maladjusted.
      Thesaurus: upset, troubled, worried, confused, unbalanced, anxious, apprehensive, concerned; maladjusted, neurotic, psychopathic; Antonym: calm, normal.
Derivative: disturbing
adj
    Upsetting or unsettling
      Thesaurus: unsettling, worrying, worrisome, distressing, disconcerting, startling, frightening, dismaying, alarming; Antonym: reassuring.
Etymology: 13c: from Latin disturbare.



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