perturb


Meanings

  • disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed;
    • "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"
  • disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom;
    • "The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion"
  • cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull;
    • "The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet"
  • throw into great confusion or disorder;
    • "Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt"
  • PERTURB v -ED, -ING, -S to disturb greatly


Scrabble Score: 11

perturb is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

perturb is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

perturb is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 14

perturb is a valid Words With Friends word