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English to English verb
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disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed |  | Example: She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill
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disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom | | Example: The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion
source: wordnet30
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cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull | | Example: The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet
source: wordnet30
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throw into great confusion or disorder | | Example: Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt
source: wordnet30
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To disturb; to agitate; to vex; to trouble; to disquiet. | | source: webster1913
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