1300-1400Old Frenchperturber, from Latinperturbare
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
She seemed a little perturbed by these rumors.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
She sat looking bored and didn't seem perturbed about the noises around them.
When Fabio did not come home on the Friday night, Rosa was surprised but not perturbed.
worried about something that has happened or will happen: William looked a little perturbed.perturbed by/at/about He didn’t seem perturbed by the noises outside.perturbed that He was perturbed that she didn’t look happy.—perturb verb [transitive]: My unexpected arrival didn’t perturb him in the least.