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1. (v.t.) disturb
to interrupt the quiet, rest, or peace of; bother; unsettle.
2. disturb
to interfere with; interrupt; hinder.
3. disturb
to interfere with the arrangement or order of:
to disturb the papers on a desk.
4. disturb
to perplex; trouble.
5. (v.i.) disturb
to cause disturbance to someone's sleep, rest, etc.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME disto(u)rben < AF disto(u)rber < L disturbāre to demolish, upset)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) disturb, upset, trouble
move deeply
"This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"
2. (verb) agitate, vex, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up
change the arrangement or position of
3. (verb) touch, disturb
tamper with
"Don't touch my CDs!"
4. (verb) interrupt, disturb
destroy the peace or tranquility of
"Don't interrupt me when I'm reading"
5. (verb) disturb
damage as if by shaking or jarring
"Don't disturb the patient's wounds by moving him too rapidly!"
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1. (verb) disturb
to interrupt or distract sb
Sorry to disturb you - there's a call for you.; Is the music disturbing you?; The sign said, "Do not disturb."
2. disturb
to upset or worry sb very much
What the child had written disturbed me.
3. disturb
to move sth out of position
Evidence at the crime scene had been disturbed.
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| Definition of 'disturb' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) disturb
disturbance
2. (verb) disturb
to throw into disorder or confusion; to derange; to interrupt the settled state of; to excite from a state of rest
3. (verb) disturb
to agitate the mind of; to deprive of tranquillity; to disquiet; to render uneasy; as, a person is disturbed by receiving an insult, or his mind is disturbed by envy
4. (verb) disturb
to turn from a regular or designed course
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Sense: to interrupt or take attention away from
I'm sorry, am I disturbing you?
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 Afrikaans: steur, stoor, pla |
 Arabic: يُزْعِج، يُشَوِّش |
 Bulgarian: безпокоя |
 Brazilian: incomodar |
 Czech: rušit, vyrušovat |
 German: stören |
 Danish: forstyrre |
 Greek: ενοχλώ |
 Spanish: molestar, disturbar |
 Estonian: segama |
 Farsi: مزاحم شدن؛ آشفته کردن |
 Finnish: häiritä |
 French: déranger |
 Hebrew: לְהָפְרִיע |
 Hindi: विघ्न डालना, शांति भंग कर |
 Croatian: uznemiriti |
 Hungarian: megzavar |
 Indonesian: mengganggu |
 Icelandic: trufla,ónáða |
 Italian: disturbare |
 Japanese: じゃまする |
 Korean: 방해하다 |
 Lithuanian: trukdyti |
 Latvian: traucēt |
 Malay: ganggu |
 Dutch: storen |
 Norwegian: forstyrre, uroe |
 Polish: przeszkadzać |
 Persian: مزاحم شدن؛ آشفته کردن |
 Pashto: چړپول، ګډوډكول، نارامه كو |
 Portuguese: incomodar |
 Romanian: a deranja |
 Russian: беспокоить |
 Slovak: rušiť |
 Slovenian: motiti |
 Serbian: smetati |
 Swedish: störa |
 Thai: รบกวน |
 Turkish: rahatsız etmek |
 Taiwanese: 打擾，妨礙 |
 Ukrainian: турбувати; заважати |
 Urdu: خلل ڈالنا یا توجہ ہٹانا |
 Vietnamese: làm phiền |
 Chinese: 打扰，妨碍 |
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