Perturb (Verb)
Meaning 1
Throw into great confusion or disorder; "Fundamentalists threaten to perturb the social order".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 2
Disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom; "The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 3
Cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull; "The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 4
Disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill".
Classification
Verbs of feeling.