Disturb Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of DISTURB is to interfere with : interrupt. How to use disturb in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Disturb. ... disturber noun. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut disturb verb SaveWord dis·​turb |\di-ˈstərb \ disturbed;disturbing;disturbs Definitionofdisturb transitiveverb 1a :tointerferewith:interrupt disturbingtheflowoftraffic b :toalterthepositionorarrangementof theitemsonherdeskhadbeendisturbed c :toupsetthenaturalandespeciallytheecologicalbalanceorrelationsof wetlandsdisturbedbydevelopment 2a :todestroythetranquilityorcomposureof Thenoisylawnmowerdisturbedtheirsleep.wasdisturbedbyhisbizarrebehavior b :tothrowintodisorder disturbingourroutine c :alarm tryingnottodisturbthesleepingdogs d :toputtoinconvenience sorrytodisturbyouatsuchalatehour intransitiveverb :tocausedisturbance OtherWordsfromdisturb Synonyms&Antonyms ChoosetheRightSynonym MoreExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutdisturb OtherWordsfromdisturb disturber noun disturbingly \ di-​ˈstər-​biŋ-​lē \ adverb Synonyms&Antonymsfordisturb Synonyms agitate, ail, alarm (alsoalarum), bother, concern, derail, discomfort, discompose, dismay, disquiet, distemper, distract, distress, exercise, flurry, frazzle, freak(out), fuss, hagride, perturb, undo, unhinge, unsettle, upset, weirdout, worry Antonyms calm, compose, quiet, settle, soothe, tranquilize (alsotranquillize) VisittheThesaurusforMore  ChoosetheRightSynonymfordisturb discompose,disquiet,disturb,perturb,agitate,upset,flustermeantodestroycapacityforcollectedthoughtordecisiveaction.discomposeimpliessomedegreeoflossofself-controlorself-confidenceespeciallythroughemotionalstress. discomposedbythelossofhisbelovedwife disquietsuggestslossofsenseofsecurityorpeaceofmind. thedisquietingnewsoffactoriesclosing disturbimpliesinterferencewithone'smentalprocessescausedbyworry,perplexity,orinterruption. thediscrepancyinaccountsdisturbedme perturbimpliesdeepdisturbanceofmindandemotions. perturbedbyherhusband'sstrangebehavior agitatesuggestsobviousexternalsignsofnervousoremotionalexcitement. inhisagitatedstatewecouldseehewasunabletowork upsetimpliesthedisturbanceofnormalorhabitualfunctioningbydisappointment,distress,orgrief. thefamily'sconstantbickeringupsetstheyoungestchild flustersuggestsbewilderedagitation. hisdeclarationoflovecompletelyflusteredher ExamplesofdisturbinaSentence I'msorrytodisturbyouatsuchalatehour. Shedoesn'twanttobedisturbedwhileshe'sworking. Don'tdisturbthebabywhenhe'ssleeping. Thenoisedisturbedmyconcentration. SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb The5thCircuitorderdidnotdisturbtheseparatemovebytheMissourijudgetoblockthemandateinthe10statesinthechallengetotherequirementthatwasbroughtinMissouri. — TierneySneed,CNN,15Dec.2021 Newsreportslinkingsmash-and-grabstothesentencingreductionsofProp.47greatlydisturbCharisKubrin,aprofessorintheDepartmentofCriminology,Law,andSocietyattheUniversityofCalifornia,Irvine. — FrancineKiefer,TheChristianScienceMonitor,10Dec.2021 Theadditionsaregentle—theproducerdoesnotdisturbthecoreoftheoriginal. — EliasLeight,RollingStone,30Nov.2021 SolarflarescandisturbtheEarth'satmospheretocausespectacularnorthernlights. — JamieCarter,Forbes,28Oct.2021 Opponentssaythechangeswilldebasethe850-year-oldcathedralanddisturbtheharmonyofitsGothicdesign. — NewYorkTimes,10Dec.2021 Shewasaccusedofspreadingfalseorinflammatoryinformationthatcoulddisturbpublicorder. — GrantPeck,AnchorageDailyNews,6Dec.2021 Shewasaccusedofspreadingfalseorinflammatoryinformationthatcoulddisturbpublicorder. — GrantPeck,chicagotribune.com,6Dec.2021 Shewasaccusedofspreadingfalseorinflammatoryinformationthatcoulddisturbpublicorder. — GrantPeck,TheChristianScienceMonitor,6Dec.2021 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'disturb.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore FirstKnownUseofdisturb 14thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedattransitivesense1a HistoryandEtymologyfordisturb MiddleEnglishdisturben,destourben,fromAnglo-French&Latin;Anglo-Frenchdestorber,fromLatindisturbare,fromdis-+turbaretothrowintodisorder,fromturbadisorder—moreatturbid LearnMoreAboutdisturb Sharedisturb PosttheDefinitionofdisturbtoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofdisturbonTwitter TimeTravelerfordisturb Thefirstknownuseofdisturbwas inthe14thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNeardisturb distune disturb disturbance SeeMoreNearbyEntries  PhrasesRelatedtodisturb disturbthepeace Statisticsfordisturb LastUpdated 25Dec2021 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Disturb.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disturb.Accessed6Jan.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsfordisturb disturb verb EnglishLanguageLearnersDefinitionofdisturb :tostop(someone)fromworking,sleeping,etc.:tointerruptorbother(someoneorsomething) :toworryorupset(someone) :tochangetheposition,arrangement,ororderof(something) SeethefulldefinitionfordisturbintheEnglishLanguageLearnersDictionary disturb verb dis·​turb |\di-ˈstərb \ disturbed;disturbing KidsDefinitionofdisturb 1 :tointerferewith:interrupt Don'tdisturbhimwhilehe'sworking. 2 :tochangethepositionorarrangementof 3 :upsetentry1sense1,worry Iamverydisturbedbyyourbehavior. 4 :tomakeconfusedordisordered disturbthepeace disturb transitiveverb dis·​turb Legal Definitionofdisturb 1 :todestroythetranquilityorcomposureof 2 :tothrowintodisorder intransitiveverb :tocausedisturbance disturbthepeace :tocauseadisturbance MorefromMerriam-Websterondisturb Nglish:TranslationofdisturbforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofdisturbforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY cerulean SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! 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