disturb

dis·turb  (d-stûrb)

tr.v. dis·turbed, dis·turb·ing, dis·turbs

1. To break up or destroy the tranquillity or settled state of: "Subterranean fires and deep unrest disturb the whole area" (Rachel Carson).

2. To trouble emotionally or mentally; upset.

3.

a. To interfere with; interrupt: noise that disturbed my sleep.

b. To intrude on; inconvenience: Constant calls disturbed her work.

4. To put out of order; disarrange.

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[Middle English distourben, from Old French destourber, from Latin disturbre : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin turbre, to agitate (from turba, confusion, probably from Greek turb).]

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dis·turber n.

dis·turbing·ly adv.

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disturb [dɪˈstɜːb]

vb (tr)

1. to intrude on; interrupt

2. to destroy or interrupt the quietness or peace of

3. to disarrange; muddle

4. (often passive) to upset or agitate; trouble I am disturbed at your bad news

5. to inconvenience; put out don't disturb yourself on my account

[from Latin disturbāre, from dis-¹ + turbāre to confuse]

disturber  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	disturb - move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought" trouble, upset charge up, commove, agitate, rouse, excite, turn on, charge - cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks" jolt - disturb (someone's) composure; "The audience was jolted by the play" cark, disorder, disquiet, perturb, unhinge, distract, trouble - 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" impress, strike, affect, move - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" distress - cause mental pain to; "The news of her child's illness distressed the mother"
	2.	disturb - change the arrangement or position of raise up, commove, stir up, vex, shake up, agitate scramble, beat - stir vigorously; "beat the egg whites"; "beat the cream" toss - agitate; "toss the salad" rile, roil - make turbid by stirring up the sediments of poke - stir by poking; "poke the embers in the fireplace" move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
	3.	disturb - tamper with; "Don't touch my CDs!"   touch alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" upset - disturb the balance or stability of; "The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries" violate - destroy; "Don't violate my garden"; "violate my privacy"
	4.	disturb - destroy the peace or tranquility of; "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading" interrupt act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
	5.	disturb - damage as if by shaking or jarring; "Don't disturb the patient's wounds by moving him too rapidly!" damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"

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disturb

verb

1. interrupt, trouble, bother, startle, plague, disrupt, put out, interfere with, rouse, hassle, inconvenience, pester, intrude on, butt in on I didn't want to disturb you.

2. upset, concern, worry, trouble, shake, excite, alarm, confuse, distress, distract, dismay, unsettle, agitate, ruffle, confound, unnerve, vex, fluster, perturb, derange, discompose He had been disturbed by the news of the attack.
upset calm, relieve, reassure, settle, quiet, relax, compose, soothe, lull, pacify, quieten

3. muddle, disorder, mix up, mess up, disorganize, jumble up, disarrange His notes had not been disturbed.

4. ruffle, stir up, agitate, churn up a gentle wave or two disturbing the surface

Translations

disturb [dɪsˈtɜːb] VT

1. (= bother) [+ person, animal] → molestar
"please do not disturb" → se ruega no molestar
sorry to disturb you → perdona la molestia
try not to disturb Joseph, he's asleep → intenta no despertar a Joseph, está durmiendo

2. (= interrupt) [+ order, balance] → alterar; [+ meeting, sleep] → interrumpir; [+ silence] → romper
a car alarm disturbed her sleep → una alarma de coche interrumpió su sueño or la despertó
to disturb the peace (Jur) → alterar el orden público
they disturbed a burglar breaking into their house → sorprendieron a un ladrón que estaba intentando entrar en su casa
her constant questions disturbed his concentration → sus constantes preguntas le impedían concentrarse

3. (= worry) → preocupar; (= upset) → afectar
the news disturbed him greatly → la noticia le preocupó enormemente
the photos of the war victims disturbed her → las fotos de las víctimas de guerra la afectaron

4. (= disarrange) [+ papers] → desordenar; [+ water, sediment] → agitar
somebody had been in her room and disturbed her things → alguien había estado en su cuarto y había revuelto sus cosas
the police asked if anything had been disturbed → la policía preguntó si había algo fuera de su sitio

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disturb [dɪˈstɜː^rb] vt

(= inconvenience, interrupt) [+ person] → déranger; [+ sleep] → troubler
sorry to disturb you → excusez-moi de vous déranger
to disturb the peace (LAW) → troubler l'ordre public

(= disarrange) [+ papers] → déranger

[+ burglar] → surprendre

(= upset) [+ person] → troubler, perturber (= worry) → inquiéter

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disturb

vt

(= interrupt) person, sleep, silence, balance → stören; the pain disturbed my sleep → vor Schmerzen habe ich schlecht geschlafen; sorry to disturb you → entschuldigen Sie bitte die Störung

(= alarm) person → beunruhigen

waters → bewegen; sediment → aufwirbeln; papers → durcheinanderbringen; (fig) peace of mind → stören; to disturb the peace → die Ruhe stören

vi → stören; “please do not disturb” → „bitte nicht stören“

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disturb [dɪsˈtɜːb] vt

a. (bother) → disturbare, importunare; (inconvenience) → scomodare
sorry to disturb you → scusi se la disturbo
"please do not disturb" → "non disturbare"

b. (worry, person) → turbare; (disrupt, sleep, order, meeting) → turbare, disturbare; (ruffle, water) → turbare

c. (disarrange, papers) → scompigliare; (move) → spostare

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disturb [dɪsˈtɜːb] vt

a. (bother) → disturbare, importunare; (inconvenience) → scomodare
sorry to disturb you → scusi se la disturbo
"please do not disturb" → "non disturbare"

b. (worry, person) → turbare; (disrupt, sleep, order, meeting) → turbare, disturbare; (ruffle, water) → turbare

c. (disarrange, papers) → scompigliare; (move) → spostare

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disturb

v disturb [diˈstəːb]

1 to interrupt or take attention away from I'm sorry, am I disturbing you? steur, stoor, pla يُزْعِج، يُشَوِّش безпокоя rušit, vyrušovat forstyrre stören ενοχλώ molestar, disturbar segama مزاحم شدن؛ آشفته کردن häiritä déranger לְהָפְרִיע विघ्न डालना, शांति भंग करना uznemiriti megzavar mengganggu trufla, ónáða disturbare じゃまする 방해하다 trukdyti traucēt ganggu storen forstyrre, uroe przeszkadzać incomodar a deranja беспокоить rušiť motiti smetati störa รบกวน rahatsız etmek 打擾，妨礙 турбувати; заважати خلل ڈالنا یا توجہ ہٹانا làm phiền 打扰，妨碍

2 to worry or make anxious This news has disturbed me very much. ontstel, onthuts يُقْلِق тревожа rozrušit, znepokojit forurolige beunruhigen αναστατώνω, κάνω κπ. ανήσυχο perturbar, preocupar ärevusse ajama پریشان کردن häiritä troubler לְהָדאִיג घबराना zabrinuti (fel)izgat mengganggu gera bilt við turbare 不安にさせる 불안하게 만들다 kelti nerimą, jaudinti uztraukt ganggu verontrusten bekymre, gjøre engstelig niepokoić perturbar a tulbura волновать rozrušiť vznemirjati uznemiriti oroa ทำให้วุ่นวาย üzmek, huzurunu bozmak 擾亂(人心等) хвилювати; непокоїти پریشان ، بے چین کرنا làm lo âu 扰乱（人心等）

3 to stir up or throw into confusion A violent storm disturbed the surface of the lake. omkrap, versteur يُعَكِّرُ صَفْو، يُهيِّج нарушавам rozbouřit forstyrre aufrühren αναστατώνω agitar segi paiskama نابسامان کردن؛ مغشوش کردن sekoittaa troubler, remuer לְבָלבֵּל छेड़ना, सताना poremetiti háborgat mengusik raska, róta í, ÿfa mettere in disordine, scompigliare 乱す 혼란 시키다 sujaukti, sudrumsti sajaukt; radīt nekārtības kacau in beroering brengen bringe i uorden, forstyrre wzburzyć agitar a tul­bura, a agita нарушать rozbúriť razburkati uzburkati röra upp, ställa till, vålla oreda ทำให้ปั่นป่วน karıştırmak 激盪(水面) порушувати مضطرب کرنا làm náo động 激荡（水面）

n diˈsturbance

1 a noisy or disorderly happening He was thrown out of the meeting for causing a disturbance. steurnis, verstoring إضْطِراب смут povyk, výtržnost forstyrrelse; uro die Störung φασαρία, αναστάτωση alboroto, molestia, ruido korrarikkumine اختلال؛ ناآرامی häiriö tapage מְהוּמָה उपद्रव uznemiravanje zavar kerusuhan truflun; óspektir tumulto 騒ぎ 소동 viešosios tvarkos pažeidimas nekārtības gangguan rel forstyrrelse, bråk, opptøyer zakłócenie spokoju, zajście, awantura desordem scandal нарушение výtržnosť, rušenie, nepokoj razgrajanje ometanje oordning, bråk ความไม่สงบ karışıklık, kargaşa 騷亂 неспокій; порушення ہلچل sự náo động 骚乱

2 an interruption I've done quite a lot of work, despite several disturbances. stoornis, onderbreking إزْعاج ، تَشْويش смущение vyrušení afbrydelse die Störung διακοπή interrupción segamine وقفه keskeytys dérangement הַפרָעָה विघ्न prekid zavarás, zavaró körülmény gangguan truflun interruzione 妨害 장애 trukdymas traucējums gangguan stoornis forstyrrelse, avbrytelse przeszkoda interrupção întrerupere прерывание vyrušenie motnja smetnja störning การรบกวน engelleme, gürültü, patırtı 干擾 перерва خلل اندازی sự rối loạn 干扰

3 an act of disturbing He was arrested for disturbance of the peace. versteuring إثارَة الإضْطِرابات нарушение porušování forstyrre almindelig ro og orden die Störung διατάραξη disturbio rahurikkumine آشوب؛ فتنه häiritseminen trouble הַפרָעָה घबराहट remećenje zavargás, rendzavarás gangguan óspektir disturbo, turbamento 乱すこと 방해 drumstimas, ardymas traucēšana mengacau ordeverstoring bråk, uro naruszenie, zakłócenie perturbação tulburare нарушение porušenie kršitev (miru) narušavanje störande การกระทำที่ทำให้เกิดความไม่สงบ düzeni bozma 擾亂 заколот, заворушення پریشان کرنے کا عمل sự quấy rầy 扰乱

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disturb → يُزعِج vyrušit forstyrre stören ενοχλώ perturbar häiritä déranger uznemiriti disturbare 邪魔をする 방해하다 storen forstyrre zaniepokoić perturbar беспокоить störa รบกวน rahatsız etmek quấy rầy 扰乱