disturb

dis·turb

 (dĭ-stûrb′)

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

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

2. To trouble emotionally or mentally; upset: It disturbed me when you left without saying goodbye.

3.

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

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

4. Physics To alter or displace a region of (a medium) from its equilibrium state.

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

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dis·turb′er n.

dis·turb′ing·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.

[C13: from Latin disturbāre, from dis-¹ + turbāre to confuse]

disˈturber n

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dis•turb

(dɪˈstɜrb)

v.t.

1. to interrupt the quiet, rest, or peace of; bother; unsettle.

2. to interfere with; interrupt; hinder.

3. to interfere with the arrangement or order of: to disturb the papers on a desk.

4. to perplex; trouble.

v.i.

5. to cause disturbance to someone's sleep, rest, etc.

[1175–1225; Middle English disto(u)rben < Anglo-French disto(u)rber < Latin disturbāre to demolish, upset]

dis•turb′er, n.

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disturb

– disturbed

1. 'disturb'

If you disturb someone, you interrupt what they are doing and cause them inconvenience.

If she's asleep, don't disturb her.

Sorry to disturb you, but can I use your telephone?

2. 'disturbed'

The adjective disturbed has a different meaning. A disturbed person is very upset emotionally and often needs special care or treatment. When disturbed has this meaning, it comes in front of a noun.

They help emotionally disturbed youngsters.

If someone is disturbed, they are very worried. When disturbed has this meaning, it comes after a linking verb.

He was disturbed by the news of the attack.

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disturb

Past participle: disturbed
Gerund: disturbing

Imperative

disturb

disturb

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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

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disturb

verb

1. To alter the settled state or position of:

dislocate, displace, move, shake, shift.

2. To impair or destroy the composure of:

agitate, bother, discompose, disquiet, distract, flurry, fluster, perturb, rock, ruffle, shake (up), toss, unsettle, upset.

Informal: rattle.

3. To trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by repeated vexations:

aggravate, annoy, bother, bug, chafe, exasperate, fret, gall, get, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, provoke, put out, rile, ruffle, vex.

Idioms: get in one's hair, get on one's nerves, get under one's skin.

4. To break up the order or progress of:

disrupt, upset.

5. To put out of proper order:

derange, disarrange, disarray, disorder, disorganize, disrupt, jumble, mess up, mix up, muddle, tumble, unsettle, upset.

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Translations

يُزْعِجُيُزْعِج، يُشَوِّشيُعَكِّرُ صَفْو، يُهيِّجيُقْلِق

rušitvyrušovatznepokojitrozbouřitrozrušit

forstyrreforurolige

störenunterbrechenaufrührenbeunruhigenirritieren

ενοχλώπειράζω

molestaralterardesordenarinterrumpirperturbar

häiritä

dérangertroublergênerperturberpréoccuper

uznemiriti

gera bilt viîraska, róta í, ÿfatrufla, ónáîa

disturbarefrastornareincomodareperturbare

邪魔をする

방해하다

ardymasdrumstimassudrumstisujauktitrukdymas

radīt nekārtībassajaukttraucētuztraukt

storen

bekymreforstyrregjøre engsteliguroe

zaniepokoić

perturbar

отвлекать

rozbúriť

motiti

störa

รบกวน

rahatsız etmeküzmekhuzurunu bozmakkarıştırmak

quấy rầy

扰乱搞乱使焦虑妨碍弄乱

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

(diˈstəːb) verb

1. to interrupt or take attention away from. I'm sorry, am I disturbing you? steur, stoor, pla يُزْعِج، يُشَوِّش безпокоя incomodar rušit, vyrušovat stören forstyrre ενοχλώmolestar, 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 storenforstyrre, uroe przeszkadzać چړپول، ګډوډكول، نارامه كول، اخلالول، خواس ور پرېشيانه كول، مزاحم كېدل 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 perturbar rozrušit, znepokojit beunruhigen forurolige 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 verontrustenbekymre, gjøre engsteligniepokoić پرېشيانه كول perturbar a tulbura волновать rozrušiť vznemirjati uznemiriti oroa ทำให้วุ่นวาย üzmek, huzurunu bozmak 使焦慮 хвилювати; непокоїти پریشان ، بے چین کرنا làm lo âu 使焦虑

3. to stir up or throw into confusion. A violent storm disturbed the surface of the lake. omkrap, versteur يُعَكِّرُ صَفْو، يُهيِّج нарушавам agitar rozbouřit aufrühren forstyrre αναστατώνωagitar 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 ، نارامه كول، اخلالول agitar a tul­bura, a agita нарушать rozbúriť razburkati uzburkati röra upp, ställa till, vålla oreda ทำให้ปั่นป่วน karıştırmak 攪亂，擾亂 порушувати مضطرب کرنا làm náo động 扰乱，弄乱，搞乱

diˈsturbance noun

1. a noisy or disorderly happening. He was thrown out of the meeting for causing a disturbance. steurnis, verstoring إضْطِراب смут desordem povyk, výtržnost die Störung forstyrrelse; uro φασαρία, αναστάτωσηalboroto, molestia, ruido korrarikkumine اختلال؛ ناآرامی häiriö tapageמהומה उपद्रव uznemiravanje zavar kerusuhan truflun; óspektir tumulto 騒ぎ 소동 viešosios tvarkos pažeidimas nekārtības gangguan relforstyrrelse, bråk, opptøyer zakłócenie spokoju, zajście, awantura ، نارامه كول، اخلالول desordem scandal нарушение výtržnosť, rušenie, nepokoj razgrajanje ometanje oordning, bråk ความไม่สงบ karışıklık, kargaşa 騷動 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 interrupção vyrušení die Störung afbrydelse διακοπήinterrupción segamine وقفه keskeytys dérangementהפרעה विघ्न prekid zavarás, zavaró körülmény gangguan truflun interruzione 妨害 장애 trukdymas traucējums gangguan stoornisforstyrrelse, avbrytelseprzeszkoda وقفه 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 perturbação porušování die Störung forstyrre almindelig ro og orden διατάραξηdisturbio rahurikkumine آشوب؛ فتنه häiritseminen troubleהפרעה घबराहट remećenje zavargás, rendzavarás gangguan óspektir disturbo, turbamento 乱すこと 방해 drumstimas, ardymas traucēšana mengacau ordeverstoringbråk, uronaruszenie, zakłócenie فتنه 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

→ يُزْعِجُ rušit forstyrre stören ενοχλώ molestar, perturbar häiritä déranger uznemiriti disturbare 邪魔をする 방해하다 storen forstyrre zaniepokoić perturbar отвлекать störa รบกวน rahatsız etmek quấy rầy 扰乱

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disturb

v. perturbar, incomodar, molestar, inquietar.

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