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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Disturb \Dis*turb"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disturbed}; p. pr & vb n. {Disturbing}.] [OE. desturben destourben OF destorber desturber, destourber fr L. disturbare disturbatum dis- + turbare to disturb, trouble, turba disorder, tumult, crowd. See {Turbid}.] 1. To throw into disorder or confusion; to derange; to interrupt the settled state of to excite from a state of rest. Preparing to disturb With all-cofounding war the realms above. --Cowper. The bellow's noise disturbed his quiet rest. --Spenser. The utmost which the discontented colonies could do was to disturb authority. --Burke. 2. 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. 3. To turn from a regular or designed course. [Obs.] And disturb His inmost counsels from their destined aim --Milton. Syn: To disorder; disquiet; agitate; discompose; molest; perplex; trouble; incommode; ruffle. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: disturbing adj : 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" [syn: {distressing}, {distressful}, {perturbing}, {troubling}, {worrisome}, {worrying}]
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