adj, verb ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of perturb form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Disturbed; flustered.
2. 2
   Slightly modified.

   "The equation x² − 3.0001x + 2 = 0 is a perturbed version of x² − 3x + 2 = 0."

Adjective

1. 1
   thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (‘rattled’ is an informal term) wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

abashedabroadadriftafflictedagitatedall-overish

Antonyms

All antonyms

carefree

Example

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"Yanni is perturbed about Skura's lesbian relationship with Nuja."

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