Definition of disturb in English:

disturb

verb dɪˈstəːbdəˈstərb

[with object]

1Interfere with the normal arrangement or functioning of.
take the rollers out carefully so as not to disturb the curls too much
Example sentencesExamples
- Both are sweetly humane, and both derive their power from the telling of common lives disturbed and destroyed by World War II.
- If the police catch you disturbing the crime scene, you'll be in big trouble.
- We got in trouble twice for disturbing the band practice because we were laughing, just to give you an idea.
- These activities not only disturb bees but also interfere with normal pollen production, germination, and fertilization.
- They came upon a patch of earth that indeed looked like it had been slept on, or disturbed in some way.
- It disturbed the agenda, and patients seemed to be distracted from the subject that made them seek health care in the first place.
- If this arrangement is disturbed, the body sickens; if it is sufficiently upset, the body dies.
- Mounds and surface burrows interfere with mowing and mole activities may disturb root systems and kill grass.
- ‘Clearly, the whistling and clacking disturbs the workplace and disrupts communications,’ the judge ruled.
- Schizophrenia is a disabling mental illness where disordered thinking disturbs an individual's ability to function normally in society.
- Residents are being warned that it is illegal to disturb or destroy their habitats.
- This caused quite a commotion as he didn't take kindly to my interruption and asked who was I to question him and disturb his presentation.
- Intracellular accumulation of such large amount of Cr may disturb the normal functioning of the bacterial cell.
- A small interference with nature can disturb the entire balance.
- The whole rationale of symbolic gestures requires that they disrupt and disturb the secular order.
- The balance is deeply disturbed at this point in human history.
- We will not allow silly disruptions to disturb our events or disgrace our veterans.
- Sometimes this clock is disturbed and disrupts this 24-hour cycle.
- The method destroys or disturbs delicate, slow-growing seabed communities.
- The youths regularly interrupt church meetings and have even disturbed a wedding service.
Synonyms
disarrange, muddle, rearrange, disorganize, disorder, mix up, interfere with
confuse, throw into disorder/confusion, derange, get into a tangle
unsettle, convulse, turn upside down, make a mess of
2Interrupt the sleep, relaxation, or privacy of.
I'll see my patient now and we are not to be disturbed
Example sentencesExamples
- You'd think he was Batman, upset that I disturbed him in the Cave.
- Nobody disturbed them or caused them any hassle.
- We are conscious, dealing with victims, that no offence except the most serious assaults so trouble and disturb people as an invasion of their homes.
- I didn't want my privacy disturbed, but he's already here.
- If you did not disturb them, they would not bother you.
- As though sensing that he would not further disturb her privacy, Nicholas turned and bestowed a tender smile upon her.
- They claim the children are disturbing their privacy by glaring into their homes and using the road as a cycle track.
- They simply play when no one will interrupt or disturb them.
- Julius elbowed Felix, knowing the interruption would disturb Mordechi.
- But his privacy was disturbed by the arrival of Hightail looking impressively fat.
- But one day he disturbed her privacy and barged into her room, presumably to force more work on her, while she had it out.
- And no one will be able to disturb the privacy of the bathroom, as the bottom of the window is a little higher than the tub.
Synonyms
interrupt, intrude on, butt in on, barge in on
distract, interfere with, disrupt, bother, trouble, pester, plague, harass, molest
informal horn in on, hassle
3Make (someone) anxious.
I am disturbed by the document I have just read
Example sentencesExamples
- "We are deeply disturbed to learn from our government that this British company was working with Iran.
- The more disturbing aspect of this story is the amount of angsty torture they're putting their fictional selves through.
- There was a new found concentration and direction in his voice which she understood but which also frightened and disturbed her.
- The hull cooled with loud popping and creaking sounds that were more than slightly disturbing to hear.
- The state of the world concerns and disturbs many artists.
- As a preliminary matter, I'm somewhat disturbed by the fact that this report is classified.
- My parents were disturbed by me, worried about me finding a career.
- The gossips were let loose on me which really disturbed my peace of mind.
- Naturally, as is the way of these things, disturbing reports started to surface.
- May was a bit disturbed to find that her dad was standing there taking pictures of the weird statue.
- That was an anxious time, and the children were quite disturbed by it.
- By sundown some of us began to be disturbed about the lack of privacy.
- Suicide must be one of the saddest, most deeply disturbing ways of dying.
- I actually found that description quite disturbing on many levels.
- Some of the causal violence depicted early on is actually quite disturbing to watch.
- One of the more disturbing aspects is the condition in which the bodies were discovered.
- But one of the most disturbing scenes was left silent.
- On one occasion she asked if a neighbour would buy her some drugs, which upset and disturbed the neighbour and her young son.
- Nothing had changed, which was comforting and a bit disturbing at the same time.
- Springfield Hospital also objected, fearing mental health patients could be disturbed by the activity.
Synonyms
perturb, trouble, concern, worry, upset
agitate, fluster, discomfit, disconcert, dismay, distress, discompose, unsettle, ruffle, stir up
alarm, frighten, startle, shake
confuse, bewilder, perplex, confound, daze, excite
worrying, perturbing, troubling, concerning, upsetting
distressing, agitating, discomfiting, disconcerting, disquieting, unsettling, off-putting, dismaying, discomposing
alarming, frightening, threatening, startling, devastating
informal gut-wrenching

Derivatives

disturber

noun dɪˈstəːbədəˈstərbər

In the eyes of critics, the respectable renegade from the ministry was a dangerous disturber of social order.
Example sentencesExamples
- Implied was the image of a dissident, a disturber, and, by extension, a potential political threat.
- At least the real disturbers aren't there, so they could do nothing without destroying anything.
- Thinking that some of my friends were disturbers of my dreams I got out of bed and rushed to the window.
- The one who seemed to be the leader stepped toward the disturber with his hand raised to strike.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French destourber, from Latin disturbare, from dis- 'utterly' + turbare 'disturb' (from turba 'tumult').

trouble from Middle English:
Our word trouble comes, by way of Old French truble, from Latin turbidus ‘disturbed, turbid’, source of turbid (early 17th century), and related to disturb (Middle English), perturb (Late Middle English), and turbulent (mid 16th century). From the start, in the 13th century, it meant ‘difficulty or problems’. ‘Man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward’ is from the biblical book of Job who was a virtuous man that God tested by sending him many troubles. Most people now think of the Troubles in Northern Ireland as beginning in the early 1970s, but the same term applied to the unrest around the partition of Ireland in 1921, and in an 1880 glossary of words used in Antrim and Down the Troubles are defined as ‘the Irish rebellion of 1641’. The first troubleshooters had a very specific occupation. In the early years of the 20th century they mended faults on telegraph or telephone lines.

Rhymes

acerb, blurb, curb, herb, kerb, perturb, Serb, superb, verb

Definition of disturb in US English:

disturb

verbdəˈstərbdəˈstərb

[with object]

1Interfere with the normal arrangement or functioning of.
being sent to jail had apparently not disturbed his cheerfulness
the site surface had been disturbed by bulldozer activity
Example sentencesExamples
- If this arrangement is disturbed, the body sickens; if it is sufficiently upset, the body dies.
- They came upon a patch of earth that indeed looked like it had been slept on, or disturbed in some way.
- ‘Clearly, the whistling and clacking disturbs the workplace and disrupts communications,’ the judge ruled.
- A small interference with nature can disturb the entire balance.
- The whole rationale of symbolic gestures requires that they disrupt and disturb the secular order.
- The method destroys or disturbs delicate, slow-growing seabed communities.
- We got in trouble twice for disturbing the band practice because we were laughing, just to give you an idea.
- It disturbed the agenda, and patients seemed to be distracted from the subject that made them seek health care in the first place.
- These activities not only disturb bees but also interfere with normal pollen production, germination, and fertilization.
- Both are sweetly humane, and both derive their power from the telling of common lives disturbed and destroyed by World War II.
- If the police catch you disturbing the crime scene, you'll be in big trouble.
- The balance is deeply disturbed at this point in human history.
- The youths regularly interrupt church meetings and have even disturbed a wedding service.
- Residents are being warned that it is illegal to disturb or destroy their habitats.
- Mounds and surface burrows interfere with mowing and mole activities may disturb root systems and kill grass.
- Schizophrenia is a disabling mental illness where disordered thinking disturbs an individual's ability to function normally in society.
- We will not allow silly disruptions to disturb our events or disgrace our veterans.
- This caused quite a commotion as he didn't take kindly to my interruption and asked who was I to question him and disturb his presentation.
- Sometimes this clock is disturbed and disrupts this 24-hour cycle.
- Intracellular accumulation of such large amount of Cr may disturb the normal functioning of the bacterial cell.
Synonyms
disarrange, muddle, rearrange, disorganize, disorder, mix up, interfere with
1. 1.1 Cause to feel anxious.
  I am disturbed by the document I have just read
  Example sentencesExamples
  By sundown some of us began to be disturbed about the lack of privacy.
  "We are deeply disturbed to learn from our government that this British company was working with Iran.
  I actually found that description quite disturbing on many levels.
  The hull cooled with loud popping and creaking sounds that were more than slightly disturbing to hear.
  As a preliminary matter, I'm somewhat disturbed by the fact that this report is classified.
  One of the more disturbing aspects is the condition in which the bodies were discovered.
  Naturally, as is the way of these things, disturbing reports started to surface.
  The gossips were let loose on me which really disturbed my peace of mind.
  On one occasion she asked if a neighbour would buy her some drugs, which upset and disturbed the neighbour and her young son.
  That was an anxious time, and the children were quite disturbed by it.
  Nothing had changed, which was comforting and a bit disturbing at the same time.
  The more disturbing aspect of this story is the amount of angsty torture they're putting their fictional selves through.
  May was a bit disturbed to find that her dad was standing there taking pictures of the weird statue.
  Springfield Hospital also objected, fearing mental health patients could be disturbed by the activity.
  But one of the most disturbing scenes was left silent.
  The state of the world concerns and disturbs many artists.
  Some of the causal violence depicted early on is actually quite disturbing to watch.
  My parents were disturbed by me, worried about me finding a career.
  There was a new found concentration and direction in his voice which she understood but which also frightened and disturbed her.
  Suicide must be one of the saddest, most deeply disturbing ways of dying.
  Synonyms
  worrying, perturbing, troubling, concerning, upsetting
  perturb, trouble, concern, worry, upset
2. 1.2 Interrupt the sleep, relaxation, or privacy of.
  I'll see my patient now and we are not to be disturbed
  Example sentencesExamples
  But his privacy was disturbed by the arrival of Hightail looking impressively fat.
  Julius elbowed Felix, knowing the interruption would disturb Mordechi.
  They simply play when no one will interrupt or disturb them.
  As though sensing that he would not further disturb her privacy, Nicholas turned and bestowed a tender smile upon her.
  They claim the children are disturbing their privacy by glaring into their homes and using the road as a cycle track.
  And no one will be able to disturb the privacy of the bathroom, as the bottom of the window is a little higher than the tub.
  You'd think he was Batman, upset that I disturbed him in the Cave.
  We are conscious, dealing with victims, that no offence except the most serious assaults so trouble and disturb people as an invasion of their homes.
  But one day he disturbed her privacy and barged into her room, presumably to force more work on her, while she had it out.
  Nobody disturbed them or caused them any hassle.
  If you did not disturb them, they would not bother you.
  I didn't want my privacy disturbed, but he's already here.
  Synonyms
  interrupt, intrude on, butt in on, barge in on

Origin

Middle English: from Old French destourber, from Latin disturbare, from dis- ‘utterly’ + turbare ‘disturb’ (from turba ‘tumult’).

单词	disturb
释义	Definition of disturb in English: disturb verb dɪˈstəːbdəˈstərb [with object] 1Interfere with the normal arrangement or functioning of. take the rollers out carefully so as not to disturb the curls too much Example sentencesExamples Both are sweetly humane, and both derive their power from the telling of common lives disturbed and destroyed by World War II. If the police catch you disturbing the crime scene, you'll be in big trouble. We got in trouble twice for disturbing the band practice because we were laughing, just to give you an idea. These activities not only disturb bees but also interfere with normal pollen production, germination, and fertilization. They came upon a patch of earth that indeed looked like it had been slept on, or disturbed in some way. It disturbed the agenda, and patients seemed to be distracted from the subject that made them seek health care in the first place. If this arrangement is disturbed, the body sickens; if it is sufficiently upset, the body dies. Mounds and surface burrows interfere with mowing and mole activities may disturb root systems and kill grass. ‘Clearly, the whistling and clacking disturbs the workplace and disrupts communications,’ the judge ruled. Schizophrenia is a disabling mental illness where disordered thinking disturbs an individual's ability to function normally in society. Residents are being warned that it is illegal to disturb or destroy their habitats. This caused quite a commotion as he didn't take kindly to my interruption and asked who was I to question him and disturb his presentation. Intracellular accumulation of such large amount of Cr may disturb the normal functioning of the bacterial cell. A small interference with nature can disturb the entire balance. The whole rationale of symbolic gestures requires that they disrupt and disturb the secular order. The balance is deeply disturbed at this point in human history. We will not allow silly disruptions to disturb our events or disgrace our veterans. Sometimes this clock is disturbed and disrupts this 24-hour cycle. The method destroys or disturbs delicate, slow-growing seabed communities. The youths regularly interrupt church meetings and have even disturbed a wedding service. Synonyms disarrange, muddle, rearrange, disorganize, disorder, mix up, interfere with confuse, throw into disorder/confusion, derange, get into a tangle unsettle, convulse, turn upside down, make a mess of 2Interrupt the sleep, relaxation, or privacy of. I'll see my patient now and we are not to be disturbed Example sentencesExamples You'd think he was Batman, upset that I disturbed him in the Cave. Nobody disturbed them or caused them any hassle. We are conscious, dealing with victims, that no offence except the most serious assaults so trouble and disturb people as an invasion of their homes. I didn't want my privacy disturbed, but he's already here. If you did not disturb them, they would not bother you. As though sensing that he would not further disturb her privacy, Nicholas turned and bestowed a tender smile upon her. They claim the children are disturbing their privacy by glaring into their homes and using the road as a cycle track. They simply play when no one will interrupt or disturb them. Julius elbowed Felix, knowing the interruption would disturb Mordechi. But his privacy was disturbed by the arrival of Hightail looking impressively fat. But one day he disturbed her privacy and barged into her room, presumably to force more work on her, while she had it out. And no one will be able to disturb the privacy of the bathroom, as the bottom of the window is a little higher than the tub. Synonyms interrupt, intrude on, butt in on, barge in on distract, interfere with, disrupt, bother, trouble, pester, plague, harass, molest informal horn in on, hassle 3Make (someone) anxious. I am disturbed by the document I have just read Example sentencesExamples "We are deeply disturbed to learn from our government that this British company was working with Iran. The more disturbing aspect of this story is the amount of angsty torture they're putting their fictional selves through. There was a new found concentration and direction in his voice which she understood but which also frightened and disturbed her. The hull cooled with loud popping and creaking sounds that were more than slightly disturbing to hear. The state of the world concerns and disturbs many artists. As a preliminary matter, I'm somewhat disturbed by the fact that this report is classified. My parents were disturbed by me, worried about me finding a career. The gossips were let loose on me which really disturbed my peace of mind. Naturally, as is the way of these things, disturbing reports started to surface. May was a bit disturbed to find that her dad was standing there taking pictures of the weird statue. That was an anxious time, and the children were quite disturbed by it. By sundown some of us began to be disturbed about the lack of privacy. Suicide must be one of the saddest, most deeply disturbing ways of dying. I actually found that description quite disturbing on many levels. Some of the causal violence depicted early on is actually quite disturbing to watch. One of the more disturbing aspects is the condition in which the bodies were discovered. But one of the most disturbing scenes was left silent. On one occasion she asked if a neighbour would buy her some drugs, which upset and disturbed the neighbour and her young son. Nothing had changed, which was comforting and a bit disturbing at the same time. Springfield Hospital also objected, fearing mental health patients could be disturbed by the activity. Synonyms perturb, trouble, concern, worry, upset agitate, fluster, discomfit, disconcert, dismay, distress, discompose, unsettle, ruffle, stir up alarm, frighten, startle, shake confuse, bewilder, perplex, confound, daze, excite worrying, perturbing, troubling, concerning, upsetting distressing, agitating, discomfiting, disconcerting, disquieting, unsettling, off-putting, dismaying, discomposing alarming, frightening, threatening, startling, devastating informal gut-wrenching Derivatives disturber noun dɪˈstəːbədəˈstərbər In the eyes of critics, the respectable renegade from the ministry was a dangerous disturber of social order. Example sentencesExamples Implied was the image of a dissident, a disturber, and, by extension, a potential political threat. At least the real disturbers aren't there, so they could do nothing without destroying anything. Thinking that some of my friends were disturbers of my dreams I got out of bed and rushed to the window. The one who seemed to be the leader stepped toward the disturber with his hand raised to strike. Origin Middle English: from Old French destourber, from Latin disturbare, from dis- 'utterly' + turbare 'disturb' (from turba 'tumult'). trouble from Middle English: Our word trouble comes, by way of Old French truble, from Latin turbidus ‘disturbed, turbid’, source of turbid (early 17th century), and related to disturb (Middle English), perturb (Late Middle English), and turbulent (mid 16th century). From the start, in the 13th century, it meant ‘difficulty or problems’. ‘Man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward’ is from the biblical book of Job who was a virtuous man that God tested by sending him many troubles. Most people now think of the Troubles in Northern Ireland as beginning in the early 1970s, but the same term applied to the unrest around the partition of Ireland in 1921, and in an 1880 glossary of words used in Antrim and Down the Troubles are defined as ‘the Irish rebellion of 1641’. The first troubleshooters had a very specific occupation. In the early years of the 20th century they mended faults on telegraph or telephone lines. Rhymes acerb, blurb, curb, herb, kerb, perturb, Serb, superb, verb Definition of disturb in US English: disturb verbdəˈstərbdəˈstərb [with object] 1Interfere with the normal arrangement or functioning of. being sent to jail had apparently not disturbed his cheerfulness the site surface had been disturbed by bulldozer activity Example sentencesExamples If this arrangement is disturbed, the body sickens; if it is sufficiently upset, the body dies. They came upon a patch of earth that indeed looked like it had been slept on, or disturbed in some way. ‘Clearly, the whistling and clacking disturbs the workplace and disrupts communications,’ the judge ruled. A small interference with nature can disturb the entire balance. The whole rationale of symbolic gestures requires that they disrupt and disturb the secular order. The method destroys or disturbs delicate, slow-growing seabed communities. We got in trouble twice for disturbing the band practice because we were laughing, just to give you an idea. It disturbed the agenda, and patients seemed to be distracted from the subject that made them seek health care in the first place. These activities not only disturb bees but also interfere with normal pollen production, germination, and fertilization. Both are sweetly humane, and both derive their power from the telling of common lives disturbed and destroyed by World War II. If the police catch you disturbing the crime scene, you'll be in big trouble. The balance is deeply disturbed at this point in human history. The youths regularly interrupt church meetings and have even disturbed a wedding service. Residents are being warned that it is illegal to disturb or destroy their habitats. Mounds and surface burrows interfere with mowing and mole activities may disturb root systems and kill grass. Schizophrenia is a disabling mental illness where disordered thinking disturbs an individual's ability to function normally in society. We will not allow silly disruptions to disturb our events or disgrace our veterans. This caused quite a commotion as he didn't take kindly to my interruption and asked who was I to question him and disturb his presentation. Sometimes this clock is disturbed and disrupts this 24-hour cycle. Intracellular accumulation of such large amount of Cr may disturb the normal functioning of the bacterial cell. Synonyms disarrange, muddle, rearrange, disorganize, disorder, mix up, interfere with 1.1 Cause to feel anxious. I am disturbed by the document I have just read Example sentencesExamples By sundown some of us began to be disturbed about the lack of privacy. "We are deeply disturbed to learn from our government that this British company was working with Iran. I actually found that description quite disturbing on many levels. The hull cooled with loud popping and creaking sounds that were more than slightly disturbing to hear. As a preliminary matter, I'm somewhat disturbed by the fact that this report is classified. One of the more disturbing aspects is the condition in which the bodies were discovered. Naturally, as is the way of these things, disturbing reports started to surface. The gossips were let loose on me which really disturbed my peace of mind. On one occasion she asked if a neighbour would buy her some drugs, which upset and disturbed the neighbour and her young son. That was an anxious time, and the children were quite disturbed by it. Nothing had changed, which was comforting and a bit disturbing at the same time. The more disturbing aspect of this story is the amount of angsty torture they're putting their fictional selves through. May was a bit disturbed to find that her dad was standing there taking pictures of the weird statue. Springfield Hospital also objected, fearing mental health patients could be disturbed by the activity. But one of the most disturbing scenes was left silent. The state of the world concerns and disturbs many artists. Some of the causal violence depicted early on is actually quite disturbing to watch. My parents were disturbed by me, worried about me finding a career. There was a new found concentration and direction in his voice which she understood but which also frightened and disturbed her. Suicide must be one of the saddest, most deeply disturbing ways of dying. Synonyms worrying, perturbing, troubling, concerning, upsetting perturb, trouble, concern, worry, upset 1.2 Interrupt the sleep, relaxation, or privacy of. I'll see my patient now and we are not to be disturbed Example sentencesExamples But his privacy was disturbed by the arrival of Hightail looking impressively fat. Julius elbowed Felix, knowing the interruption would disturb Mordechi. They simply play when no one will interrupt or disturb them. As though sensing that he would not further disturb her privacy, Nicholas turned and bestowed a tender smile upon her. They claim the children are disturbing their privacy by glaring into their homes and using the road as a cycle track. And no one will be able to disturb the privacy of the bathroom, as the bottom of the window is a little higher than the tub. You'd think he was Batman, upset that I disturbed him in the Cave. We are conscious, dealing with victims, that no offence except the most serious assaults so trouble and disturb people as an invasion of their homes. But one day he disturbed her privacy and barged into her room, presumably to force more work on her, while she had it out. Nobody disturbed them or caused them any hassle. If you did not disturb them, they would not bother you. I didn't want my privacy disturbed, but he's already here. Synonyms interrupt, intrude on, butt in on, barge in on Origin Middle English: from Old French destourber, from Latin disturbare, from dis- ‘utterly’ + turbare ‘disturb’ (from turba ‘tumult’).
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