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(verb) throw into great confusion or disorder; "Fundamental Islamicists theaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt" |
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Synonyms: derange, throw out of kilter |
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Related Words: disarray, disorder |
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(verb) 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" |
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Synonyms: cark, disorder, disquiet, distract, trouble, unhinge |
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Related Words: disturb, trouble, upset, worry |
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(verb) cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, esp. 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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Related Words: deviate |
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(verb) disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom; "The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion" |
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Related Words: deviate |
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