Disturb

/dɪˈstɜːb/

Synonyms for "disturb" (361 found)

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Closest matches (73)

Verb(12 words)

upset interrupt afflicting agitate agitates annoys appalls bother botherschanging pond food webcommove deranges

abash abrade addleaddle the witsaffect afflict aggravate agitate ail alarm anguish annoy badger baitball upbe atbe the matterbeatbeat upbecloud

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bedazzle bedevil befuddle beset bewilder bother break bristlebrown offbug bullyrag burdenburn upcancel catch change chivy churnchurn upcloudcomplicate mattersconcern conflict confound confuse convulse corner damage daze dazzle demoralize derange

Adjective(2 words)

agitated deranged

Noun(7 words)

bollix botheringcause disarraycause of unbalancechaoses convulsing deranging

Strong matches (108)

destroy devil disarrange disarray discombobulate discomfit discomfort discommode discompose disconcert dishevel disjoint dislocate dismay disorder disorganize disorient displace disquiet disrupt

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distemper distract distress dogdrive up the wallelectrify embarrass embroil entangle exasperate excite exercise fash ferment flummox flurry fluster flutter fog frazzle fret frighten fuddle fuss gall getgive concerngripe harass harm harry hassle heckle hector

Adjective(9 words)

disarranged disarrayed disordereddisordered studydisorganized groupdisorganized guidedisoriented disquieting haunted

Noun(17 words)

disarranging disarrays discomforting discomforts discommodes discommoding discomposingdisorder the plandisordering disorders distresses flurrying fusses glitches gnawing grates haunting

Verb(28 words)

discombobulates discomposed discomposes disconcerts discorded dishevels dislocated dislocatesdisorganize filesdisorganize volunteersdisorganizes displace disquieted disquiets disruptdisrupt ecosystem servicesdisrupted disrupting disrupts distress

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distressed faze fazed fazes fazing flurried frazzles gnaws

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Verb(42 words)

horrifies impedes interfere interferes intrude jangled maddens marauded meddled messed molests move noisify nudge perturbed perturbing perturbs racketedraise uprankles

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riffled roiled roils ruffled shakeshake upshaken shook spoilstir uptouch tousle traumatizes trouble unhinges unnerve unnerved unorganize unsettles upheave vex vexing

hound humiliate incommode inconvenience interfereinterfere withintermeddle interrupt intrude irk irritate jar jolt jumbleknock galley-westload with caremaze meddlemess upmiff

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mist mixmix upmoider molest mortify move muddle nag needle negate nettle nudzh offend overwhelm paddle peeve perplex persecute perturb perturbate pester pickpick onpique plaguepluck the beardpother provoke psychput offput output to itpuzzleraise hellrattle remove replace ride rile ripple rock roil roughen ruffle ruin rummage rumple scandalize scare shakeshake upshatter shift ship shock shuffle spook stagger startle stirstir upstress swirl tamper tease terrify throwthrow into confusiontorment transfer troubletry the patiencetweak the noseunhinge unsettle upset vex whipwhip upwhiskwork upworry

Noun(28 words)

inconveniencing jangling jars jiggling jostle jostles kerfuffle kinkinglack of regularitymess messes muss nags overbalance rocking ruffles ruffling rumpusessequence misordershocks

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shudderstate of tumulttectonic upheavetousles troubles upheaving upsetting vexer

Adjective(7 words)

local market disruptionrumpled shocking troubled troubling unsettled unsettling

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5 relation types

More general

13 entries

act affect alter change damage displace emotion impress interruption modify motion move strike

More specific

6 entries

class interruptionmeeting disruptionnervousness sadnessslight displacementsurface disturbance

Collocations

5 entries

class disturbanceemotional disturbancenoise disturbancepublic disturbancesleep disturbance

Inflections

3 entries

disturbed disturbing disturbs

Derivations

4 entries

disturbance disturber disturbing disturbingly

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

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I'll do my best not to disturb your studying.

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It will disturb you in your studies.

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I'm sorry to disturb you, but there's a phone call for you.

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"Don't disturb her. She is at work right now" he whispered.

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