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perturb
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perturb
(verb)
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perturb
/pɚ
ˈ
tɚb/
verb
perturbs
;
perturbed
;
perturbing
perturb
/pɚ
ˈ
tɚb/
verb
perturbs
;
perturbed
;
perturbing
Learner's definition of PERTURB
[
+ object
]
:
to cause (someone) to be worried or upset
It
perturbed
him that his son was thinking about leaving school.
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— perturbed
adjective
[
more perturbed; most perturbed
]
She was so
perturbed
that she forgot to say goodbye.
perturbed
behavior
He looked very
perturbed
when he heard the news.
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