Another word for disturb
disturb
v.
To upset physical relationship
To upset mental calm
trouble, worry, upset, agitate, discompose, perturb, bother, interrupt, intrude upon, inconvenience, discommode, startle, shake, give one a turn, unnerve, unsettle, disconcert, perplex, rattle, alarm, excite, arouse, affright, affect one's mind, badger, plague, vex, outrage, grieve, depress, distress, dishearten, irk, ail, provoke, afflict, irritate, pain, make uneasy, concern, disquiet, harass, exasperate, pique, gall, displease, fluster, ruffle, shake up*, throw*, put out*, flip out*, freak out*; see also bother 2, 3, confuse.
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; discompose implies the upsetting of one's self-possession her sudden outburst discomposed him; to perturb is to cause to have a troubled or alarmed feeling the bad news perturbed him; agitate suggests the arousal of intense mental or emotional excitement he was so agitated, he could not answer
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Another word for disturb
To alter the settled state or position of:
dislocate, displace, move, shake, shift. See moveTo impair or destroy the composure of:
agitate, bother, discompose, disquiet, distract, flurry, fluster, perturb, rock, ruffle, shake (up), toss, unsettle, upset. (Informal) rattle. See calmTo trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by repeated vexations:
aggravate, annoy, bother, bug, chafe, exasperate, fret, gall2, get, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, provoke, put out, rile, ruffle, vex. Idioms: get in one's hair, get on one's nerves, get under one's skin. See feelings, painTo break up the order or progress of:
disrupt, upset. See orderTo put out of proper order:
derange, disarrange, disarray, disorder, disorganize, disrupt, jumble, mess up, mix up, muddle, tumble, unsettle, upset. See order
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"disturb." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 23 June 2019. <https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/Disturb>.
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disturb. (n.d.). Retrieved June 23rd, 2019, from https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/Disturb
