All perturb synonyms
perΒ·turb
P p verb perturb
- commove β to disturb; stir up
- caught short β having a sudden need to urinate or defecate
- exercise β training, homework
- key up β a small metal instrument specially cut to fit into a lock and move its bolt.
- molest β to bother, interfere with, or annoy.
- disturb β to interrupt the quiet, rest, peace, or order of; unsettle.
- joggle β to shake slightly; move to and fro, as by repeated jerks; jiggle: She joggled the key in the lock a couple of times before getting the door open.
- chagrin β Chagrin is a feeling of disappointment, upset, or annoyance, perhaps because of your own failure.
- disorienting β to cause to lose one's way: The strange streets disoriented him.
- muddle β to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.
- depress β If someone or something depresses you, they make you feel sad and disappointed.
- make waves β a disturbance on the surface of a liquid body, as the sea or a lake, in the form of a moving ridge or swell.
- frighten β to make afraid or fearful; throw into a fright; terrify; scare.
- dulling β not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- discomfit β to confuse and deject; disconcert: to be discomfited by a question.
- worry β to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
- dunned β to make repeated and insistent demands upon, especially for the payment of a debt.
- buffaloing β any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae. Compare bison, Cape buffalo, water buffalo.
- heat up β the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- agitate β If people agitate for something, they protest or take part in political activity in order to get it.
- horrify β to cause to feel horror; strike with horror: The accident horrified us all.
- in flames β to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
- discomfort β an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.
- dissatisfy β to cause to be displeased, especially by failing to provide something expected or desired.
- impose on β to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- flurry β a light, brief shower of snow.
- commoving β Present participle of commove.
- beat down β When the sun beats down, it is very hot and bright.
- break down β If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- dunning β to make repeated and insistent demands upon, especially for the payment of a debt.
- chivy β to harass or nag
- ask for it β to put a question to; inquire of: I asked him but he didn't answer.
- discommode β to cause inconvenience to; disturb, trouble, or bother.
- annoy β If someone or something annoys you, it makes you fairly angry and impatient.
- in-dispose β to make ill, especially slightly.
- cast down β If someone is cast down by something, they are sad or worried because of it.
- fussed β an excessive display of anxious attention or activity; needless or useless bustle: They made a fuss over the new baby.
- discompose β to upset the order of; disarrange; disorder; unsettle: The breeze discomposed the bouquet.
- buffalo β A buffalo is a wild animal like a large cow with horns that curve upwards. Buffalo are usually found in southern and eastern Africa.
- muddy the waters β If someone or something muddies the waters, they cause a situation or issue to seem less clear and less easy to understand.
- lay waste β to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
- make one's blood run cold β the fluid that circulates in the principal vascular system of human beings and other vertebrates, in humans consisting of plasma in which the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are suspended.
- concern β Concern is worry about a situation.
- messing β a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess.
- disconcert β to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle: Her angry reply disconcerted me completely.
- fire up β start ignition of
adverb perturb
- horrifyingly β In a horrifying manner.
- disconcertingly β disturbing to one's composure or self-possession; upsetting, discomfiting.