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Detailed Synonyms for perturb in English

perturb:

perturb verb

  1. perturb
    – throw into great confusion or disorder 1
    to derange; throw out of kilter; perturb
    – throw into great confusion or disorder 1
    • derange verb (deranges, deranged, deranging)
    • perturb verb
      • Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt1
  2. perturb
    – disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed 1
    to disorder; to trouble; to disquiet; perturb; cark; unhinge; distract
    – disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed 1
    • disorder verb (disorders, disordered, disordering)
    • trouble verb (troubles, troubled, troubling)
    • disquiet verb (disquiets, disquieted, disquieting)
    • perturb verb
      • She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill1
    • cark verb
    • unhinge verb
    • distract verb
  3. perturb
    – cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull 1
    perturb
    – cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull 1
    • perturb verb
      • The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet1
  4. perturb
    – disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom 1
    perturb
    – disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom 1
    • perturb verb
      • The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion1

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Related Definitions for "perturb":

  1. throw into great confusion or disorder1
    • Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt1
  2. disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed1
    • She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill1
  3. cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull1
    • The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet1
  4. disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom1
    • The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion1