Disturbed Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

English Language Learners Definition of disturbed · having or showing evidence of a mental or emotional illness · worried and unhappy · affected by a disturbance. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut disturbed adjective SaveWord dis·​turbed |\di-ˈstərbd \ Definitionofdisturbed 1 :experiencingorexhibitingemotionaldisturbanceoragitation:havingamentaldisabilityorillness …theSanFranciscopolicedepartment,forexample,handles18,000callsinvolvingemotionallydisturbedcitizenseveryyear.—Newsweek 2a :characterizedoraffectedbyinterference,alteration,ordisruption restorationofdisturbedhabitatsdisturbedsleep b :departingordeviatingfromanormalcondition:markedbyimpairment disturbedglucosemetabolismadisturbedgait ExamplesofdisturbedinaSentence Heseemsverydisturbedabouthisworklately. RecentExamplesontheWeb Therewasabsolutereasontobelievethisindividualwasdangerousanddisturbed. — NBCNews,5Dec.2021 Someofthe20jurorslookeddisturbedwhenclose-upswereshownincourtofJosephRosenbaum,layingmotionlessonthepavement,asagrowingnumberofprotestersarrivedandyelled. — BruceVielmetti,USATODAY,4Nov.2021 Inrarecases,thecystsmayfloatintheeyeandcauseblurryordisturbedvision,eyeswelling,ordetachmentoftheretina. — KorinMiller,Health.com,17Nov.2021 Whoeverisresponsibleisverydisturbedandremainsadangertoeveryone'ssafety. — MeredithDeliso,ABCNews,13Nov.2021 Aswiththeoriginalthereareparallelstorylinesthatfollowboththeprotagonistandherdisturbedtormenter,andthereisameaningfuldiscussionofthekindsofsupportsystemswomenhavetocreatetocombatpredatorybehaviorofallstripes. — LosAngelesTimes,29Oct.2021 Thefirstsmallgallery,itswallscloakedindarkaubergine,shimmersinlowlightwiththebleakresonanceofadisturbedtomb. — BostonGlobe.com,28Oct.2021 Valverdewalkshercharacterfrominnocuouscuriositytoadisturbedstatewithsturdynaturalness,whileFonziexudestheglamorousintensityofaclassicHollywoodstar. — CarlosAguilar,LosAngelesTimes,6Oct.2021 Duringtheirmeeting,Malek'sSafinkepthisdisturbedchillevenopposingtheworld'sgreatestmoviespy. — BryanAlexander,USATODAY,6Oct.2021 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'disturbed.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore FirstKnownUseofdisturbed 1593,inthemeaningdefinedatsense2a LearnMoreAboutdisturbed Sharedisturbed PosttheDefinitionofdisturbedtoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofdisturbedonTwitter TimeTravelerfordisturbed Thefirstknownuseofdisturbedwas in1593 Seemorewordsfromthesameyear DictionaryEntriesNeardisturbed disturbant disturbed disturbedarea SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsfordisturbed LastUpdated 27Dec2021 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Disturbed.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disturbed.Accessed6Jan.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsfordisturbed disturbed adjective EnglishLanguageLearnersDefinitionofdisturbed :havingorshowingevidenceofamentaloremotionalillness :worriedandunhappy :affectedbyadisturbance SeethefulldefinitionfordisturbedintheEnglishLanguageLearnersDictionary disturbed adjective dis·​turbed |\di-ˈstərbd\ KidsDefinitionofdisturbed :showingsignsofmentaloremotionalillness Heworkswithemotionallydisturbedpatients. disturbed adjective dis·​turbed |\dis-ˈtərbd \ Medical Definitionofdisturbed 1 :experiencingorexhibitingemotionaldisturbanceoragitation:havingamentaldisabilityorillness Emotionallydisturbedstudentsoveralongperiodoftimeandtoamarkeddegreeexhibitsuchcharacteristicsasageneralpervasivemoodofdepression,atendencytodevelopphysicalsymptomsorfearsassociatedwithpersonalorschoolproblemsoraninabilitytolearn.—RodneyTanaka,SanGabrielValley(California)Tribune 2a :characterizedoraffectedbyalterationordisruption disturbedsleep b :departingordeviatingfromanormalcondition:markedbyimpairment disturbedglucosemetabolismadisturbedgait MorefromMerriam-Websterondisturbed Thesaurus:Allsynonymsandantonymsfordisturbed Nglish:TranslationofdisturbedforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofdisturbedforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY cerulean SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! 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