disturb
verb
[ dɪˈstəːb ]
• interfere with the normal arrangement or functioning of.
• "take the rollers out carefully so as not to disturb the curls too much"
Similar:
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,
• interrupt the sleep, relaxation, or privacy of.
• "I'll see my patient now and we are not to be disturbed"
Similar:
interrupt,
intrude on,
butt in on,
barge in on,
distract,
interfere with,
disrupt,
bother,
trouble,
pester,
plague,
harass,
molest,
horn in on,
hassle,
• make (someone) anxious.
• "I am disturbed by the document I have just read"
Similar:
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,
gut-wrenching,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French destourber, from Latin disturbare, from dis- ‘utterly’ + turbare ‘disturb’ (from turba ‘tumult’).
