disturbv.

/dɪˈstəːb/

Forms: Middle English–1500s des-, dys-, Middle English–1500s dis-, -torbe, -tourbe, -turbe, 1500s distowrb, distrub, distroub, 1500s– disturb.

Etymology: Middle English destorben , destourben , < Old French destorbe-r, -turbe-r, -tourbe-r, = Provençal destorbar , Old Spanish destorbar (Spanish disturbar ), Italian disturbare , sturbare < Latin disturbāre to throw into disorder, disturb, < dis- prefix 1e + turbāre to disorder, disturb, < turba tumult, turmoil, crowd.

a. transitive. To agitate and destroy (quiet, peace, rest); to break up the quiet, tranquillity, or rest of (a person, a country, etc.); to stir up, trouble, disquiet.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > commotion, disturbance, or disorder > throw into commotion or disorder [verb (transitive)]

stirc950

disturbc1290

troublec1330

turmoil1530

to set cock on the hoopa1549

garboil1572

blend1594

irrequiate1598

storm1609

uproara1616

embroil1619

dissettle1631

unsettle1651

hurly-burly1678

unhinge1679

disrest1726

commote1852

c1290 Beket 1268 in S. Eng. Leg. 142 A destaunce þare is i-sproungue, liȝtliche in Engelonde, Þat destourbez al þat lond.

1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (1724) 90 Þe kynges neuew, þo he herde þis, Was wroþ, and destourbede al þe court y wys.

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 347 Jupiter þat was ful cruel and desturbed þe pees.

1467 in J. T. Smith & L. T. Smith Eng. Gilds (1870) 408 Wherby the kynges pes be dysturbed.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 522/1 I have a sewte to you, but I dare nat distourbe you.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 523/1 I distroube, I troubyll.

1597 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet i. i. 93 Three Ciuell brawles..Haue thrice disturbd the quiet of our streets.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iv, in tr. Virgil Wks. 130 No buzzing Sounds disturb their Golden Sleep.

1701 D. Defoe True-born Englishman i. 5 No Nonconforming Sects disturb his Reign.

1882 C. Pebody Eng. Journalism xxiii. 185 Burmah was disturbed, and a correspondent was instantly despatched to Mandalay.

1885 Marquis of Salisbury Speech 4 Nov. Lord Granville says that I have disturbed the Sleeping lion.

b. To throw into a state of physical agitation, commotion, or disorder; to agitate.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > agitate [verb (transitive)]

weigha1000

dreveOE

ruska1300

commovec1374

to-stira1382

busy?c1400

tormenta1492

squalper?1527

toss1557

jumble1568

buskle1573

agitate1599

disturb1599

to work up1615

vex1627

conturbate1657

jerry-mumble1709

rejumble1755

jerrycummumble1785

reesle1903

1599 H. Buttes Dyets Dry Dinner sig. B3 Mulberries..Breede winde: disturbe the stomacke.

1650 H. Vaughan Silex Scintillans 83 The famous fan Purging the floor which Chaff disturbs.

1665 T. Herbert Some Years Trav. (new ed.) 24 The sea raged and seemed disturbed as it is under London~bridge.

1819 P. B. Shelley Rosalind & Helen 45 Like an image in the lake Which rains disturb.

c. To move anything from its settled condition or position; to unsettle.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > removal or displacement > remove or displace [verb (transitive)]

stira1000

unsheathec1374

removea1398

shifta1400

disroom1489

supplant1534

unplacec1550

displace1552

unperch1578

dislodge1579

unsiege1594

disnest1596

unroost1598

unset1602

unseat1611

dis-element1612

dishabita1616

dislocate1623

disroota1625

disseata1625

rede1638

discardinate1648

disturb1664

disblock1665

start1676

uproot1695

disrest1696

disconcert1744

disannul1794

deplace1839

delocalize1855

disembed1885

disniche1889

1664 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense 73 in Sylva Disturb not their beds..lest the seeds dry.

1816 P. B. Shelley Alastor 19 With lightning eyes, and eager breath, and feet Disturbing not the drifted snow.

1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits xiv. 232 A strong common sense, which it is not easy to unseat or disturb, marks the English mind for a thousand years.

1897 N.E.D. at Disturb Mod. Do not disturb the plants after they show signs of bloom. Plant it in some permanent position where it will not be disturbed.

d. reflexive. To put oneself out by moving, etc. (e.g. in order to assist a person).

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > bodily movement > move body or members [verb (reflexive)]

stirc888

move?a1425

disturb1831

1831 T. L. Peacock Crotchet Castle iii The stranger was rising up, when Mr. Crotchet begged him not to disturb himself.

1888 Mrs. H. Ward Robert Elsmere I. ii. xiii. 359 ‘Can I find anything for you?’ he said, springing up. She hesitated a moment, then..she said..‘Pray don't disturb yourself. I know exactly where to find it.’

2. To agitate mentally, discompose the peace of mind or calmness of (any one); to trouble, perplex.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > upset or perturb [verb (transitive)]

to-wendc893

mingeOE

dreveOE

angerc1175

sturb?c1225

worec1225

troublec1230

sturble1303

disturbc1305

movea1325

disturblec1330

drubblea1340

drovec1350

distroublec1369

tempestc1374

outsturba1382

unresta1382

stroublec1384

unquietc1384

conturb1393

mismaya1400

unquemea1400

uneasec1400

discomfita1425

smite?a1425

perturbc1425

pertrouble?1435

inquiet1486

toss1526

alter1529

disquiet1530

turmoil1530

perturbate1533

broil1548

mis-set?1553

shake1567

parbruilyiec1586

agitate1587

roil1590

transpose1594

discompose1603

harrow1609

hurry1611

obturb1623

shog1636

untune1638

alarm1649

disorder1655

begruntlea1670

pother1692

disconcert1695

ruffle1701

tempestuate1702

rough1777

caddle1781

to put out1796

upset1805

discomfort1806

start1821

faze1830

bother1832

to put aback1833

to put about1843

raft1844

queer1845

rattle1865

to turn over1865

untranquillize1874

hack1881

rock1881

to shake up1884

to put off1909

to go (also pass) through a phase1913

to weird out1970

c1305 Edmund Conf. 369 in Early Eng. Poems & Lives Saints (1862) 80 Þer ne ful noȝt a reynes drope to desturbi a manes mod.

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Eccles. vii. 8 [7] Chaleng disturbeth [a1425 L.V. disturblith] the wise man.

a1400–50 Alexander 5159 Þan was ser Candoile in þat cas kenely distourbid.

1567 T. Drant tr. Horace Pistles in tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie sig. Cviij^v Both parties are distrubde with feare.

1684 R. Howlett School Recreat. 85 Let not this or any other Pastime disturb your Minds.

1752 S. Johnson Rambler No. 204. ⁋13 Having been first disturbed by a dream, he afterwards grieved that a dream could disturb him.

1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. ii. 150 She was not a person who would have been disturbed by the loss of a few Court vanities.

a. To interfere with the settled course or operation of; to put out of its course; to interrupt, derange, hinder, frustrate.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hinder [verb (transitive)]

letc888

shrenchc897

forstanda1000

amarOE

disturbc1290

impeachc1380

stopc1380

withstandc1385

hinder1413

accloy1422

hindc1426

to hold abackc1440

appeachc1460

impeditec1535

inhibit1535

obstacle1538

damp1548

trip1548

embarrass1578

dam1582

to clip the wings ofa1593

unhelp1598

uppen1600

straiten1607

rub1608

impediment1610

impedea1616

to put out1616

to put off1631

scote1642

obstruct1645

incommodiate1650

offend1651

sufflaminate1656

hindrance1664

disassist1671

clog1679

muzzle1706

squeeze1804

to take the wind out of the sails of1822

throttle1825

block1844

overslaugh1853

snag1863

gum1901

slow-walk1965

c1290 Beket 380 in S. Eng. Leg. I. 117 Þe loue was euere gret i-nouȝ bi-tweone seint thomas And þe Kinge, for-to þe feond destourbede hit, allas!

c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 2456 Þe þef þer riȝt scholde haue leyen by ys lef, Nad he come þo as god wolde & distorbed þat myschef.

c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (Roxb.) xxi. 98 Men may ga sauely and sikerly thurgh his land and na man be so hardy to disturbe þam.

a1535 T. More Hist. Richard III in Wks. (1557) 59/2 Shee deuised to disturbe this mariage.

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §224 Sounds that moue in Oblique and Arcuate Lines must needs encounter and Disturbe the one the other.

1785 W. Cowper Task ii. 492 Praise..Is oft too welcome, and may much disturb The bias of the purpose.

1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) IV. 42 In a mathematical demonstration an error in the original number disturbs the whole calculation which follows.

1883 Sir W. Williams in Law Times Rep. 49 139/2 No sufficient grounds have been shown for disturbing that judgment or for granting a new trial.

†b. with infinitive. To hinder by interference. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > types or manners of hindrance > hinder in specific manner [verb (transitive)] > by interference

mareOE

disturbc1386

annoyc1405

interrupta1420

ail1499

blent1530

forelay1571

intervene1588

intervent1600

interpose1615

disrupt1817

derange1848

to put a crimp in (also into, on)1889

crab1899

c1386 G. Chaucer Melibeus ⁋11 He is a fool that destourbeth the mooder to wepen in the deeth of hire childe, til sche haue wept hir fille, as for a certein tyme.

c1400 ( G. Chaucer Treat. Astrolabe (Cambr. Dd.3.53) (1872) i. §2. 4 This ring rennyth..in so Rowm a space that hit disturbith nat the instrument to hangen aftur his rihte centre.

†4.

a. With of, from: To deprive of; to drive, turn, or draw away from, by disturbance. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > loss > taking away > take away [verb (transitive)] > deprive (of)

benimc890

to do of ——eOE

bedealc1000

disturbc1230

bereavec1275

reave?a1300

acquitc1300

benemec1300

deprivec1330

privea1382

subvertc1384

oppressc1395

abridgea1400

to bate of, from1399

lessa1400

nakena1400

dischargea1425

privatec1425

to bring outa1450

abatec1450

sever?1507

spulyie?1507

denude1513

disable1529

distrain1530

destituec1540

destitutec1540

defalk1541

to turn out of ——1545

discomfit1548

wipe1549

nude1551

disannul?a1556

bereft1557

diminish1559

benoom1563

joint1573

uncase1583

rid1585

disarm1590

visitc1592

ease1600

dispatch1604

unfurnisha1616

rig1629

retrench1640

unbecomea1641

disentail1641

cashier1690

twin1722

mulct1748

fordo1764

to do out of ——1796

to cut out1815

bate1823

deprivate1832

devoid1878

c1230 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Corpus Cambr.) (1962) 84 He..þet na nurð ne þrung of folc ne mahte letten him of his beoden. ne desturbin his goddhe.

c1305 Edmund Conf. 417 in Early Eng. Poems & Lives Saints (1862) 82 Ne let noman in gon To desturbi me of mie studie.

c1386 G. Chaucer Pardoner's Prol. & Tale (Ellesm.) 12 That no man be so boold..Me to destourbe [so Hengwrt, Corpus, Harl. 7334; Lansd. destorble, Bodl. 686 distrouble] of Cristes hooly werk.

1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Moffett Theater of Insects in Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts (rev. ed.) 899 Bees are most patient of labour in the day time, but most impatient of being scared in the night, and of being disturbed of their rest.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 167 So as perhaps Shall grieve him..and disturb His inmost counsels from their destind aim.

b. Law. To deprive of the peaceful enjoyment or possession of. See disturbance n. 4.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > specific offences > [verb (transitive)] > deprive of enjoyment of

deforce1530

disturb1541

1292 Britton ii. xxv. §i Ceux qi de commune sount engittez ou destourbez. transl. Those who are ejected or disturbed of their common.]

1541 Act 33 Hen. VIII c. 32 The vicar of the parishe..wolde now disturbe the said tenauntes and inhabitauntes of their saide parishe church.

1865 F. M. Nichols tr. Britton I. 285 If one of the parceners be ejected or disturbed of his seisin.

1870 Fisher Digest Rep. Cases II. 3319 An action against a stranger for disturbing the plaintiff in his pew.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	disturb
释义	† disturbn. Etymology: < disturb v. Obsolete. An act of disturbing; a thing that disturbs; disturbance. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > commotion, disturbance, or disorder > [noun] winOE torpelness?c1225 disturbance1297 workc1325 disturblingc1330 farec1330 frapec1330 disturbing1340 troublingc1340 blunderc1375 unresta1382 hurling1387 perturbationc1400 turbationc1400 rumblec1405 roara1413 rumourc1425 sturblance1435 troublec1435 stroublance1439 hurlc1440 hurly-burlyc1440 ruffling1440 stourc1440 rumblingc1450 sturbancec1450 unquietness?c1450 conturbationc1470 ruption1483 stir1487 wanrufe?a1505 rangat?a1513 business1514 turmoil1526 blommera1529 blunderinga1529 disturbation1529 bruyllie1535 garboil1543 bruslery1546 agitation1547 frayment1549 turmoiling1550 whirl1552 confusion1555 troublesomeness1561 rule1567 rummage1575 rabble1579 tumult1580 hurlement1585 rabblement1590 disturb1595 welter1596 coil1599 hurly1600 hurry1600 commotion1616 remotion1622 obturbation1623 stirrance1623 tumultuation1631 commoving1647 roiling1647 spudder1650 suffle1650 dissettlement1654 perturbancy1654 fermentationa1661 dissettledness1664 ferment1672 roil1690 hurry-scurry1753 vortex1761 rumpus1768 widdle1789 gilravagea1796 potheration1797 moil1824 festerment1833 burly1835 fidge1886 static1923 comess1944 frammis1946 bassa-bassa1956 1595 S. Daniel First Fowre Bks. Ciuile Warres v. li. sig. Cc^v From all disturbs to be so long kept free. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III iv. ii. 74 Foes to my rest, and my sweet sleepes disturbs [1623 disturbers]. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vi. 549 Instant without disturb they took Allarm, And onward move Embattelld. View more context for this quotation This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2021). disturbv. /dɪˈstəːb/ Forms: Middle English–1500s des-, dys-, Middle English–1500s dis-, -torbe, -tourbe, -turbe, 1500s distowrb, distrub, distroub, 1500s– disturb. Etymology: Middle English destorben , destourben , < Old French destorbe-r, -turbe-r, -tourbe-r, = Provençal destorbar , Old Spanish destorbar (Spanish disturbar ), Italian disturbare , sturbare < Latin disturbāre to throw into disorder, disturb, < dis- prefix 1e + turbāre to disorder, disturb, < turba tumult, turmoil, crowd. 1. a. transitive. To agitate and destroy (quiet, peace, rest); to break up the quiet, tranquillity, or rest of (a person, a country, etc.); to stir up, trouble, disquiet. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > commotion, disturbance, or disorder > throw into commotion or disorder [verb (transitive)] stirc950 disturbc1290 troublec1330 turmoil1530 to set cock on the hoopa1549 garboil1572 blend1594 irrequiate1598 storm1609 uproara1616 embroil1619 dissettle1631 unsettle1651 hurly-burly1678 unhinge1679 disrest1726 commote1852 c1290 Beket 1268 in S. Eng. Leg. 142 A destaunce þare is i-sproungue, liȝtliche in Engelonde, Þat destourbez al þat lond. 1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (1724) 90 Þe kynges neuew, þo he herde þis, Was wroþ, and destourbede al þe court y wys. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 347 Jupiter þat was ful cruel and desturbed þe pees. 1467 in J. T. Smith & L. T. Smith Eng. Gilds (1870) 408 Wherby the kynges pes be dysturbed. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 522/1 I have a sewte to you, but I dare nat distourbe you. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 523/1 I distroube, I troubyll. 1597 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet i. i. 93 Three Ciuell brawles..Haue thrice disturbd the quiet of our streets. View more context for this quotation 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iv, in tr. Virgil Wks. 130 No buzzing Sounds disturb their Golden Sleep. View more context for this quotation 1701 D. Defoe True-born Englishman i. 5 No Nonconforming Sects disturb his Reign. 1882 C. Pebody Eng. Journalism xxiii. 185 Burmah was disturbed, and a correspondent was instantly despatched to Mandalay. 1885 Marquis of Salisbury Speech 4 Nov. Lord Granville says that I have disturbed the Sleeping lion. b. To throw into a state of physical agitation, commotion, or disorder; to agitate. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > agitate [verb (transitive)] weigha1000 dreveOE ruska1300 commovec1374 to-stira1382 busy?c1400 tormenta1492 squalper?1527 toss1557 jumble1568 buskle1573 agitate1599 disturb1599 to work up1615 vex1627 conturbate1657 jerry-mumble1709 rejumble1755 jerrycummumble1785 reesle1903 1599 H. Buttes Dyets Dry Dinner sig. B3 Mulberries..Breede winde: disturbe the stomacke. 1650 H. Vaughan Silex Scintillans 83 The famous fan Purging the floor which Chaff disturbs. 1665 T. Herbert Some Years Trav. (new ed.) 24 The sea raged and seemed disturbed as it is under London~bridge. 1819 P. B. Shelley Rosalind & Helen 45 Like an image in the lake Which rains disturb. c. To move anything from its settled condition or position; to unsettle. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > removal or displacement > remove or displace [verb (transitive)] stira1000 unsheathec1374 removea1398 shifta1400 disroom1489 supplant1534 unplacec1550 displace1552 unperch1578 dislodge1579 unsiege1594 disnest1596 unroost1598 unset1602 unseat1611 dis-element1612 dishabita1616 dislocate1623 disroota1625 disseata1625 rede1638 discardinate1648 disturb1664 disblock1665 start1676 uproot1695 disrest1696 disconcert1744 disannul1794 deplace1839 delocalize1855 disembed1885 disniche1889 1664 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense 73 in Sylva Disturb not their beds..lest the seeds dry. 1816 P. B. Shelley Alastor 19 With lightning eyes, and eager breath, and feet Disturbing not the drifted snow. 1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits xiv. 232 A strong common sense, which it is not easy to unseat or disturb, marks the English mind for a thousand years. 1897 N.E.D. at Disturb Mod. Do not disturb the plants after they show signs of bloom. Plant it in some permanent position where it will not be disturbed. d. reflexive. To put oneself out by moving, etc. (e.g. in order to assist a person). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > bodily movement > move body or members [verb (reflexive)] stirc888 move?a1425 disturb1831 1831 T. L. Peacock Crotchet Castle iii The stranger was rising up, when Mr. Crotchet begged him not to disturb himself. 1888 Mrs. H. Ward Robert Elsmere I. ii. xiii. 359 ‘Can I find anything for you?’ he said, springing up. She hesitated a moment, then..she said..‘Pray don't disturb yourself. I know exactly where to find it.’ 2. To agitate mentally, discompose the peace of mind or calmness of (any one); to trouble, perplex. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > upset or perturb [verb (transitive)] to-wendc893 mingeOE dreveOE angerc1175 sturb?c1225 worec1225 troublec1230 sturble1303 disturbc1305 movea1325 disturblec1330 drubblea1340 drovec1350 distroublec1369 tempestc1374 outsturba1382 unresta1382 stroublec1384 unquietc1384 conturb1393 mismaya1400 unquemea1400 uneasec1400 discomfita1425 smite?a1425 perturbc1425 pertrouble?1435 inquiet1486 toss1526 alter1529 disquiet1530 turmoil1530 perturbate1533 broil1548 mis-set?1553 shake1567 parbruilyiec1586 agitate1587 roil1590 transpose1594 discompose1603 harrow1609 hurry1611 obturb1623 shog1636 untune1638 alarm1649 disorder1655 begruntlea1670 pother1692 disconcert1695 ruffle1701 tempestuate1702 rough1777 caddle1781 to put out1796 upset1805 discomfort1806 start1821 faze1830 bother1832 to put aback1833 to put about1843 raft1844 queer1845 rattle1865 to turn over1865 untranquillize1874 hack1881 rock1881 to shake up1884 to put off1909 to go (also pass) through a phase1913 to weird out1970 c1305 Edmund Conf. 369 in Early Eng. Poems & Lives Saints (1862) 80 Þer ne ful noȝt a reynes drope to desturbi a manes mod. a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Eccles. vii. 8 [7] Chaleng disturbeth [a1425 L.V. disturblith] the wise man. a1400–50 Alexander 5159 Þan was ser Candoile in þat cas kenely distourbid. 1567 T. Drant tr. Horace Pistles in tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie sig. Cviij^v Both parties are distrubde with feare. 1684 R. Howlett School Recreat. 85 Let not this or any other Pastime disturb your Minds. 1752 S. Johnson Rambler No. 204. ⁋13 Having been first disturbed by a dream, he afterwards grieved that a dream could disturb him. 1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. ii. 150 She was not a person who would have been disturbed by the loss of a few Court vanities. 3. a. To interfere with the settled course or operation of; to put out of its course; to interrupt, derange, hinder, frustrate. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hinder [verb (transitive)] letc888 shrenchc897 forstanda1000 amarOE disturbc1290 impeachc1380 stopc1380 withstandc1385 hinder1413 accloy1422 hindc1426 to hold abackc1440 appeachc1460 impeditec1535 inhibit1535 obstacle1538 damp1548 trip1548 embarrass1578 dam1582 to clip the wings ofa1593 unhelp1598 uppen1600 straiten1607 rub1608 impediment1610 impedea1616 to put out1616 to put off1631 scote1642 obstruct1645 incommodiate1650 offend1651 sufflaminate1656 hindrance1664 disassist1671 clog1679 muzzle1706 squeeze1804 to take the wind out of the sails of1822 throttle1825 block1844 overslaugh1853 snag1863 gum1901 slow-walk1965 c1290 Beket 380 in S. Eng. Leg. I. 117 Þe loue was euere gret i-nouȝ bi-tweone seint thomas And þe Kinge, for-to þe feond destourbede hit, allas! c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 2456 Þe þef þer riȝt scholde haue leyen by ys lef, Nad he come þo as god wolde & distorbed þat myschef. c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (Roxb.) xxi. 98 Men may ga sauely and sikerly thurgh his land and na man be so hardy to disturbe þam. a1535 T. More Hist. Richard III in Wks. (1557) 59/2 Shee deuised to disturbe this mariage. 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §224 Sounds that moue in Oblique and Arcuate Lines must needs encounter and Disturbe the one the other. 1785 W. Cowper Task ii. 492 Praise..Is oft too welcome, and may much disturb The bias of the purpose. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) IV. 42 In a mathematical demonstration an error in the original number disturbs the whole calculation which follows. 1883 Sir W. Williams in Law Times Rep. 49 139/2 No sufficient grounds have been shown for disturbing that judgment or for granting a new trial. †b. with infinitive. To hinder by interference. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > types or manners of hindrance > hinder in specific manner [verb (transitive)] > by interference mareOE disturbc1386 annoyc1405 interrupta1420 ail1499 blent1530 forelay1571 intervene1588 intervent1600 interpose1615 disrupt1817 derange1848 to put a crimp in (also into, on)1889 crab1899 c1386 G. Chaucer Melibeus ⁋11 He is a fool that destourbeth the mooder to wepen in the deeth of hire childe, til sche haue wept hir fille, as for a certein tyme. c1400 ( G. Chaucer Treat. Astrolabe (Cambr. Dd.3.53) (1872) i. §2. 4 This ring rennyth..in so Rowm a space that hit disturbith nat the instrument to hangen aftur his rihte centre. †4. a. With of, from: To deprive of; to drive, turn, or draw away from, by disturbance. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > loss > taking away > take away [verb (transitive)] > deprive (of) benimc890 to do of ——eOE bedealc1000 disturbc1230 bereavec1275 reave?a1300 acquitc1300 benemec1300 deprivec1330 privea1382 subvertc1384 oppressc1395 abridgea1400 to bate of, from1399 lessa1400 nakena1400 dischargea1425 privatec1425 to bring outa1450 abatec1450 sever?1507 spulyie?1507 denude1513 disable1529 distrain1530 destituec1540 destitutec1540 defalk1541 to turn out of ——1545 discomfit1548 wipe1549 nude1551 disannul?a1556 bereft1557 diminish1559 benoom1563 joint1573 uncase1583 rid1585 disarm1590 visitc1592 ease1600 dispatch1604 unfurnisha1616 rig1629 retrench1640 unbecomea1641 disentail1641 cashier1690 twin1722 mulct1748 fordo1764 to do out of ——1796 to cut out1815 bate1823 deprivate1832 devoid1878 c1230 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Corpus Cambr.) (1962) 84 He..þet na nurð ne þrung of folc ne mahte letten him of his beoden. ne desturbin his goddhe. c1305 Edmund Conf. 417 in Early Eng. Poems & Lives Saints (1862) 82 Ne let noman in gon To desturbi me of mie studie. c1386 G. Chaucer Pardoner's Prol. & Tale (Ellesm.) 12 That no man be so boold..Me to destourbe [so Hengwrt, Corpus, Harl. 7334; Lansd. destorble, Bodl. 686 distrouble] of Cristes hooly werk. 1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Moffett Theater of Insects in Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts (rev. ed.) 899 Bees are most patient of labour in the day time, but most impatient of being scared in the night, and of being disturbed of their rest. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 167 So as perhaps Shall grieve him..and disturb His inmost counsels from their destind aim. View more context for this quotation b. Law. To deprive of the peaceful enjoyment or possession of. See disturbance n. 4. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > specific offences > [verb (transitive)] > deprive of enjoyment of deforce1530 disturb1541 1292 Britton ii. xxv. §i Ceux qi de commune sount engittez ou destourbez. transl. Those who are ejected or disturbed of their common.] 1541 Act 33 Hen. VIII c. 32 The vicar of the parishe..wolde now disturbe the said tenauntes and inhabitauntes of their saide parishe church. 1865 F. M. Nichols tr. Britton I. 285 If one of the parceners be ejected or disturbed of his seisin. 1870 Fisher Digest Rep. Cases II. 3319 An action against a stranger for disturbing the plaintiff in his pew. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1595v.c1230
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