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disturb
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
.
Translations:
Dutch: storen
French: déranger
German: stí¶ren
Etymology:
Latin
disturbare
, intensifying for
turbare
, "to throw into disorder".
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