Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
disturb en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /dɪˈstɜːb/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɖɪsʈə(r)b/ (South-Asia)
- /dɪˈstɝb/ (Canada, General-American)
- (US) audio
- /ɖɪsˈʈɜ(r)b/ (South-Asia)
Etymology
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”).
Meanings
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(obsolete) disturbance
Instant without disturb they took alarm
1667, John Milton, “(please specify the page number)”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
disturb en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /dɪˈstɜːb/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɖɪsʈə(r)b/ (South-Asia)
- /dɪˈstɝb/ (Canada, General-American)
- (US) audio
- /ɖɪsˈʈɜ(r)b/ (South-Asia)
Etymology
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”).
Meanings
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(transitive) to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.
The performance was disturbed twice by a ringing mobile phone.
The noisy ventilation disturbed me during the exam.
A school of fish disturbed the water.
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(transitive) to divert, redirect, or alter by disturbing.
A mudslide disturbed the course of the river.
The trauma disturbed his mind.
disturb his inmost counsels from their destined aim
1667, John Milton, “Book I”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
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(intransitive) to have a negative emotional impact; to cause emotional distress or confusion.
Forms
Deriveds
disturbed · disturbability · disturb the peace · disturber · disturbative · do not disturb · disturbance · disturbable · redisturb · disturbing
Relateds
turbid · perturb · turbation · turbine
Synonyms
bother · roil · flurry · perturb · sting · unstring · upset · discompose · bring down · mortify · unsettle · disturb · ruffle · put out · perturb · muddle · freak · disconcert · agitate · throw off balance · enturbulate · unsettle · trouble · upset · agitate
Translations (104)
es disturbar (confuse or irritate) · ota بوزمق (confuse or irritate) · bg смущавам (confuse or irritate) · gd buair (confuse or irritate) · fr gêner (confuse or irritate) · phn 𐤓𐤂𐤆 (confuse or irritate) · uk турбува́ти (confuse or irritate) · nl verstoren (confuse or irritate) · hy անհանգստացնել (confuse or irritate) · fi häiritä (confuse or irritate) · tyz cảo na̱o (confuse or irritate) · mi whakahīoi (confuse or irritate) · da forstyrre (confuse or irritate) · ru меша́ть (confuse or irritate) · grc ταράσσω (confuse or irritate) · pl zaniepokoić (have negative emotional impact) · uk триво́жити (confuse or irritate) · nl storen (confuse or irritate) · uk міша́ти (confuse or irritate) · ru тревожить (have negative emotional impact) · fr déranger (have negative emotional impact) · ru беспоко́ить (confuse or irritate) · alt булгаар (confuse or irritate) · ms ganggu (confuse or irritate) · es molestar (confuse or irritate) · ru потревожить (have negative emotional impact) · cs rušit (confuse or irritate) · it disturbare (confuse or irritate) · bg безпокоя (confuse or irritate) · de stören (confuse or irritate) · ru возмуща́ть (confuse or irritate) · hy խանգարել (confuse or irritate) · tr rahatsız etmek (confuse or irritate) · az mane olmaq (confuse or irritate) · alt тийер (confuse or irritate) · hu zavar (confuse or irritate) · fr perturber (have negative emotional impact) · nci tolinia (confuse or irritate) · sq shqetësoj (have negative emotional impact) · fi häiritä (have negative emotional impact) · ja 乱す (confuse or irritate) · ms kacau (confuse or irritate) · sq shqetësoj (confuse or irritate) · vi làm phiền (confuse or irritate) · fi järkyttää (have negative emotional impact) · es conturbar (confuse or irritate) · pl martwić (have negative emotional impact) · mi ueue (confuse or irritate) · he הפריע (confuse or irritate) · mi kaitorohi (confuse or irritate) · la turbō (confuse or irritate) · sip དཀྲུགས (confuse or irritate) · es estorbar (confuse or irritate) · pl niepokoić (have negative emotional impact) · fi hämmentää (confuse or irritate) · es disturbar (have negative emotional impact) · mi whakatōhenehene (confuse or irritate) · mi whakahārangi (confuse or irritate) · ms usik (confuse or irritate) · bg тревожа (have negative emotional impact) · eo angorigi (have negative emotional impact) · ro deranja (have negative emotional impact) · fa مزاحم شدن (confuse or irritate) · tyz cảo xảo (confuse or irritate) · pl zmartwić (have negative emotional impact) · ga cuir isteach ar (confuse or irritate) · ru смуща́ть (confuse or irritate) · be турбава́ць (confuse or irritate) · fr perturber (confuse or irritate) · vi quấy rầy (confuse or irritate) · ro deranja (confuse or irritate) · pl niepokoić (confuse or irritate) · es importunar (confuse or irritate) · be мяша́ць (confuse or irritate) · pl przeszkadzać (confuse or irritate) · th รบกวน (confuse or irritate) · gd cuir dragh air (confuse or irritate) · be перашкаджа́ць (confuse or irritate) · tl gambala (confuse or irritate) · tl abala (confuse or irritate) · gd cuir dragh air (have negative emotional impact) · io trublar (confuse or irritate) · nrf dêrangi (confuse or irritate) · lt trukdyti (confuse or irritate) · uk непоко́їти (confuse or irritate) · ca molestar (confuse or irritate) · da forstyrre (have negative emotional impact) · pt perturbar (confuse or irritate) · el ενοχλώ (confuse or irritate) · eo perturbi (confuse or irritate) · be непако́іць (confuse or irritate) · fi sekoittaa (confuse or irritate) · uk перешкоджа́ти (confuse or irritate) · sv störa (confuse or irritate) · otk 𐰉𐰆𐰞𐰍𐰀 (confuse or irritate) · ru трево́жить (confuse or irritate) · no forstyrre (confuse or irritate) · fr déranger (confuse or irritate) · mi kautorohi (confuse or irritate) · lv traucēt (confuse or irritate) · cmn 打擾 /打扰 (confuse or irritate) · nci cuehzoa (confuse or irritate) · be трыво́жыць (confuse or irritate) · ko 방해하다 (confuse or irritate)