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   disturb

   /dɪˈstəːb/

   verb

   • 1. interfere with the normal arrangement or functioning of: "take the rollers out carefully so as not to disturb the curls too much" Similar disarrangemuddlerearrangedisorganizedisordermix upinterfere withconfusethrow into disorder/confusionderangeget into a tangleunsettleconvulseturn upside downmake a mess of
   • 2. interrupt the sleep, relaxation, or privacy of: "I'll see my patient now and we are not to be disturbed" Similar interruptintrude onbutt in onbarge in ondistractinterfere withdisruptbothertroublepesterplagueharassmolestinformal:horn in onhassle
   • 3. make (someone) anxious: "I am disturbed by the document I have just read" Similar perturbtroubleconcernworryupsetagitateflusterdiscomfitdisconcertdismaydistressdiscomposeunsettlerufflestir upalarmfrightenstartleshakeconfusebewilderperplexconfounddazeexcite

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French destourber, from Latin disturbare, from dis- ‘utterly’ + turbare ‘disturb’ (from turba ‘tumult’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. disturber noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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