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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈstɜː^rb/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪˈstɝb/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(di stûrb′)

dis•turb /dɪˈstɜrb/USA pronunciation v. [ ~ + obj]

to interrupt the quiet, rest, or peace of;
bother:She'll be angry if you disturb her while she's in conference.
to interfere with;
interrupt;
hinder:Only bad weather can disturb our plans for the picnic.
to interfere with the arrangement or order of: disarrange:to disturb the papers on a desk.
to perplex;
trouble;
cause worry:The sudden increase in thefts in the school disturbed the parents.

See -turb-.

dis•turb (di stûrb′),USA pronunciation v.t.

to interrupt the quiet, rest, peace, or order of;
unsettle.
to interfere with;
interrupt;
hinder:Please do not disturb me when I'm working.
to interfere with the arrangement, order, or harmony of;
disarrange:to disturb the papers on her desk.
to perplex;
trouble:to be disturbed by strange behavior.

v.i.

to cause disturbance to someone's sleep, rest, etc.:Do not disturb.

Latin disturbāre to demolish, upset, equivalent. to dis- dis-¹ + turbāre to confuse
Anglo-French disto(u)rber, desturber
Middle English disto(u)rben, disturben 1175–1225

dis•turb′er, n.

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disturb /dɪˈstɜːb/ vb (transitive)

to intrude on; interrupt
to destroy or interrupt the quietness or peace of
to disarrange; muddle
(often passive) to upset or agitate; trouble
to inconvenience; put out

Etymology: 13th Century: from Latin disturbāre, from dis-¹ + turbāre to confusedisˈturber n

'disturb' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

affect - agitate - assail - concuss - derange - discommode - discompose - disconcert - disorder - emotion - faze - gravel - incommode - interpellate - interrupt - intervene - merry - mischief - molest - overset - perturb - put about - put out - rend - shake - shake up - solicit - stir - toss - touch - tumble - unbalance - unfix - upheave - upset - violate - wave - worry - afraid - annoy - ataraxia - back - badger - bother - clear - concern - confuse - congeliturbation - decant - defocus

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Synonyms: upset, worry, agitate, trouble, unnerve, more...

Collocations: disturbed my [sleep, concentration, studying], disturbed her [brother, parents, teacher], disturbed the [meeting, conversation, proceedings], more...

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