disturb

Meaning

Synonyms

interfere with

make anxious

cause disorder

cause complications

harrass

put into disarray

object to

wedge oneself in

cause pain to

encroach on

grate on

intrude on

jar on

make angry

make trouble

make uneasy

negociate

press hard

throw into disorder

mix up 3

throw out of order

thrust oneself into

make turbid

do out of spite

do with malice

make excited

render uneasy

cause worry

perturbation motion

perturbation turbulence

cause for worry

cause trouble

meddle with

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɪˈstɜːb/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English destourben, from Anglo-Norman distourber and Old French destorber, from Latin disturbare, intensifying for turbare (“to throw into disorder”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)twerH-, *(s)turH- (“to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around”).

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