English
Etymology
Latin disturbare, intensifying for turbare, "to throw into disorder".
Pronunciation
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:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ÉË(r)b|-ÉË(r)b
Verb
en-verb
- transitive to confuse or irritate a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.
#:The noisy ventilation disturbed me during the exam.
#:The performance was disturbed twice by a ringing mobile phone.
#:A school of fish disturbed the water.
- transitive to divert, redirect, or alter by disturbing.
#:A mudslide disturbed the course of the river.
#:The trauma disturbed his mind.
- intransitive to have a negative emotional impact; to cause emotional irritation or confusion.
#:A disturbing film that tries to explore the mind of a serial killer.
#:His behaviour is very disturbing.
Derived terms
disturbance
Translations
trans-top|confuse or irritate
Chinese: dÇrÇo (zh-ts|ææ¾|ææ°)
Czech: rušit
Dutch: storen
Finnish: häiritä
French: déranger
German: stören
Hebrew: ××פר××¢ (lehafri'a)
trans-mid
Japanese: ä¹±ã (ã¿ã ã, midasu)
Russian: меÑаÑÑ, беÑпокоиÑÑ
Swedish: störa
trans-bottom
trans-top|negative emotional impact
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