perturbing Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
perturb; disquiet; distract; cark; trouble; disorder; unhinge.
- She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill
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verb disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom
perturb.
- The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion
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verb cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull
perturb.
- The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet
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verb throw into great confusion or disorder
throw out of kilter; derange; perturb.
- Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt
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adjective satellite causing distress or worry or anxiety
distressing; distressful; troubling; disturbing; worrying; worrisome.
- distressing (or disturbing) news
- lived in heroic if something distressful isolation
- a disturbing amount of crime
- a revelation that was most perturbing
- a new and troubling thought
- in a particularly worrisome predicament
- a worrying situation
- a worrying time
