Disturb synonyms and antonyms
dĭ-stûrb'
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Part of speech:
To touch or handle something nervously or persistently:
To cause to be irritated, especially by repeated acts; trouble or annoy:
intrude upon
To upset mental calm
To cause to have emotional or mental problems that interfere with social functioning:
The definition of afflict is to cause great physical or mental pain or agony or to create for someone a curse to bear.
(Astron.) A small change in an orbit caused by the attraction of another celestial body, other bodies, etc.
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(--- Physics & Astronomy) To cause perturbation in (the orbit of a celestial body, for example) by gravitational interaction.
To brandish or wave, especially in anger:
To badger is to annoy, pester or get on someone's nerves.
To deprive of courage or enthusiasm; discourage; depress; daunt
To be irritating, wearisome, or vexing to.
Causing vexation or annoyance; teasing; troublesome.
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To make or become nervous or upset.
To put to inconvenience; trouble.
To cause to feel grief; afflict with deep, acute sorrow or distress
To wound the pride of; to sting; to nettle; to irritate; to fret; to excite to anger.
To irk or exasperate; vex:
To make not pleased; to excite a feeling of disapprobation or dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to offend; to vex; -- often followed by with or at. It usually expresses less than to anger, vex, irritate, or provoke.
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To cause to move with force or violence; agitate; disturb.
To throw into confusion or disarray.
To stir up or shake up
To put into a state of disorder.
To cause inconvenience to; trouble:
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(Intransitive) To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.
give one a turn
To upset mental calm
To make feel weak, nervous, etc.
To change from a settled condition; disrupt:
To frustrate, make go wrong.
To make intricate or complicated; make confusing or hard to understand
To rattle is to make a series of sharp sounds, such as metal clacking on a chain.
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The definition of alarm is to warn of danger or to make someone afraid or distressed.
To elicit or arouse (a reaction or emotion, for example):
To give rise to (a feeling, for example); stir up:
affect one's mind
To upset mental calm
To cause suffering or hardship for:
To cause great anger, indignation, etc. in
Depress is defined as to press down, make unhappy or less valuable.
To exhaust or weaken with strain of any sort
To cause someone to become annoyed or angry.
To provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure.
Pain is defined as to hurt or cause suffering.
To upset mental calm
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To cause to feel uneasy or anxious
To irritate or annoy very much; make angry; vex
To cast, fling, or hurl something.
quiet (antonym)
To allay (fear, doubt, etc.)
confuse (related)
To cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; bewilder or perplex.
Shaken; perturbed; excited
Mentally or emotionally upset or unbalanced
Causing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling.
Being in, or causing, disturbance or unrest.
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The definition of an interruption is something that causes a stop in action.
Upheaval is a sudden and dramatic change or disruption, often that leads to chaos.
(Archaic) to disrupt somebody's plans, to inconvenience someone
To undo the arrangement of; to disorder; to derange.
To mix (powdered pigments or colors) with water and size.
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To draw (the mind, attention, etc.) away in another direction; divert
To cause difficulties to; hinder; impede
To subject (another) to hostile or prejudicial remarks or actions; pressure or intimidate.
To drag a harrow over; to break up with a harrow.
To cause to be inconvenienced; disturb.
To interfere is defined as to create an obstacle or get involved in other peoples' business.
To push or force (something in or upon)
Nettle is defined as to sting, poke or annoy.
(Idiomatic) To behave in a disruptive manner.
To anger or irritate.
To roil is to agitate or make angry.
To harass, to treat in a rough way.
Ruffle is defined as to wrinkle, or to annoy or bother.
To alter improperly.
calm (antonym)
(Intransitive) To become calm.
comfort (antonym)
To soothe in distress or sorrow; ease the misery or grief of; bring consolation or hope to
reassure (antonym)
To restore the confidence of
pacify (antonym)
To ease the anger or agitation of (a person or the mind, for example).
soothe (antonym)
Soothe is defined as to calm or relieve.
appease (antonym)
The definition of appease is to pacify or quiet someone by giving them what they want.
order (antonym)
To give an order or orders; request that something be done or supplied.
locate (antonym)
To designate the site or place of; to define the limits of; as, to locate a public building; to locate a mining claim; to locate (the land granted by) a land warrant (Note: the designation may be purely descriptive: it need not be prescriptive.)
organize (antonym)
Organize is defined as to arrange in an orderly way.
sort (antonym)
(Comput.) To arrange data or a group of records in a particular way, as chronologically or alphabetically, for more efficient access
arrange (antonym)
To sort systematically; classify
To displace (a body part), especially to displace a bone from its normal position.
To be disposed of by sale:
To move from one place to another; to redistribute.
Flurry is defined as to be moved in a quick way.
(Intransitive) To play, perform, or enjoy rock music, especially with a lot of skill or energy.
To move or go impatiently, angrily, or disdainfully, as with a toss of the head
To give coloring to in description; to exaggerate; as, to aggravate circumstances. — William Paley.
Bug is slang meaning to annoy someone.
(Intransitive) To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated.
Wiseman
To cause to be annoyed or resentful.
To throw something off and cause it to become chaotic is the definition of disarray.
To make less organized; to reduce to chaos.
(Intransitive) to meet or unite in a confused way
Tumble is defined as to do somersaults, fall clumsily or stumble, or to cause someone or something to fall.
get in one's hair
get on one's nerves
feelings (related)
To trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by repeated vexations
To touch a person or thing
change the arrangement or position of
frighten (related)
obstruct (related)
overwhelm (related)
hurt (related)
endanger (related)
overpower (related)
An agitated disturbance or a hubbub.
Failure to distinguish between things
The state of being discomposed.
A disturbing or being disturbed
rabblement
A rabble; mob
A disorderly commotion or disturbance:
Synonym Study
- Agitate suggests the arousal of intense mental or emotional excitement he was so agitated, he could not answer
- To perturb is to cause to have a troubled or alarmed feeling the bad news perturbed him
- Discompose implies the upsetting of one's self-possession her sudden outburst discomposed him
- Disturb implies the unsettling of normal mental calm or powers of concentration as by worry, interruption, or interference to disturb one's train of thought
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