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perturbing |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb perturb 1 of 4 senses of perturb Sense 1 perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder => worry Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb perturb 1 of 4 senses of perturb Sense 1 perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder => worry => misgive => eat, eat on => nag Entailment of verb perturb Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb perturb 4 senses of perturb Sense 1 perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder => disturb, upset, trouble Sense 2 perturb => deviate Sense 3 perturb => deviate Sense 4 perturb, derange, throw out of kilter => disorder, disarray Familiarity of verb perturb perturb used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb perturb Sense 2 perturb => deviate Sense 3 perturb => deviate -------------- Sense 1 perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder => disturb, upset, trouble -------------- Sense 4 perturb, derange, throw out of kilter => disorder, disarray -------------- Overview of verb perturb The verb perturb has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder -- (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") 2. perturb -- (disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom; "The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion") 3. perturb -- (cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, esp. as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull "The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet") 4. perturb, derange, throw out of kilter -- (throw into great confusion or disorder; "Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt") Overview of adj perturbing The adj perturbing has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. distressing, distressful, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying -- (causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time") Antonyms of adj perturbing 1 sense of perturbing Sense 1 distressing, distressful, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying INDIRECT (VIA heavy) -> light Similarity of adj perturbing 1 sense of perturbing Sense 1 distressing, distressful, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying => heavy (vs. light) Attributes of adj perturbing Familiarity of adj perturbing perturbing used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj perturbing perturbing Overview of verb perturb The verb perturb has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder -- (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") 2. perturb -- (disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom; "The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion") 3. perturb -- (cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, esp. as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull "The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet") 4. perturb, derange, throw out of kilter -- (throw into great confusion or disorder; "Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt") Overview of adj perturbing The adj perturbing has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. distressing, distressful, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying -- (causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time")
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