disturb
verb
- to interfere with settled course
- bother
noun
- act of disturbing, disturbance
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /dɪˈstɜːb/ / /dɪˈstɝb/ / /ɖɪsˈʈɜ(r)b/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English destourben, from Anglo-Norman distourber and Old French destorber, from Latin disturbare, intensifying for turbare (“to throw into disorder”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)twerH-, *(s)turH- (“to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around”).
- disturbance
“Instant without disturb they took alarm”
verb
Etymology: From Middle English destourben, from Anglo-Norman distourber and Old French destorber, from Latin disturbare, intensifying for turbare (“to throw into disorder”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)twerH-, *(s)turH- (“to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around”).
- to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.
“The noisy ventilation disturbed me during the exam.”
“The performance was disturbed twice by a ringing mobile phone.”
- to divert, redirect, or alter by disturbing.
“A mudslide disturbed the course of the river.”
“The trauma disturbed his mind.”
- to have a negative emotional impact; to cause emotional distress or confusion.