Enturbulate

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To agitate or disturb; to upset, harass. nonstandard

    "Underground armies operate in the large cities enturbulating the police with false information through anonymous phone calls and letters."

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agitatebotherbring downdiscomposedisconcertdisturb

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"Underground armies operate in the large cities enturbulating the police with false information through anonymous phone calls and letters."

Etymology

Coined by L. Ron Hubbard, probably from the prefix en- plus turbulent or disturbed, to describe a state of mind within.

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