disturb (dɪˈstɜːb
)
Definitions
verb (tr)
- to intrude on; interrupt
- to destroy or interrupt the quietness or peace of
- to disarrange; muddle
- (often passive) to upset or agitate; trouble ⇒
I am disturbed at your bad news
- to inconvenience; put out ⇒
don't disturb yourself on my account
Alternative Forms
disˈturber nounWord Origin
C13: from Latin disturbāre, from dis-C13: from Latin from 1 + to confuse + turbāre to confuseSynonyms
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interrupt,
trouble,
bother,
startle,
plague,
disrupt,
put out,
interfere with
rouse,
hassle,
inconvenience,
pester,
intrude on,
butt in on,
Translations
- British English:
disturb
If you disturb someone, you interrupt what they are doing and cause them inconvenience.She slept in a separate room in order not to disturb him.dɪˈstɜːb VERB She slept in a separate room in order not to disturb him.
- Spanish:
perturbar
v
- French:
déranger
vt
- German:
stören
v
- Chinese: 扰乱 v
- Arabic: يُزْعِجُ v
- Portuguese: perturbar v
- Russian: беспокоить v
- Croatian: uznemiriti v
- Czech: vyrušit v rušit
- Danish: forstyrre v
- Dutch: storen v
- Finnish: häiritä v
- Greek: ενοχλώ v
- Italian: disturbare v
- Japanese: 邪魔をする v
- Korean: 방해하다 v
- Norwegian: forstyrre v
- Polish: zaniepokoić v niepokoić
- Brazilian Portuguese: perturbar v
- European Spanish:
perturbar
v
- Swedish: störa v
- Thai: รบกวน v
- Turkish: rahatsız etmek v
- Vietnamese: quấy rầy v
Usage examples
Sophie thought again of Laura, another gypsy, destined to disturb the lunch-hour equilibrium of the Churchill Hotel.
, The Image of Laura (1993)Only for six hours give me 100 per cent and I won't disturb you in the evening.
India Today (1996)Also, there are some scary scenes in the film that could disturb young children.
The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2004)Warren Clarke loves the country life, as long as you don't disturb him.
Sun, News of the World (2001)Even on the mid-ocean ridges the volcanoes rise towards the surface but rarely disturb it as islands.
, THE EARTH: An Intimate History (2004)