disturb
UK/dɪˈstɜːb//dɪˈstɝb/
disturb verb: to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.
Verb
disturb (third-person singular simple present disturbs, present participle disturbing, simple past and past participle disturbed)
- to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.
- The noisy ventilation disturbed me during the exam.
- The performance was disturbed twice by a ringing mobile phone.
- Synonyms:
- perturb, unsettle, agitate, freak, sting, bother, bring down, discompose, unstring, disconcert
- to divert, redirect, or alter by disturbing.
- A mudslide disturbed the course of the river.
- The trauma disturbed his mind.
- to have a negative emotional impact; to cause emotional distress or confusion.
Noun
disturb
- disturbance
- Instant without disturb they took alarm1667, John Milton, “(please specify the page number)”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker...
disturb meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
disturb in Tamil
- தொந்தரவுசெய், இடைஞ்சல் கொடு
disturb in Marathi
- to disturb, disorder; throw into utter confusion
- ढवळणे ḍhavaḷṇe
disturb in Urdu
- to disturb
- ابتر کرنا abtar karnā
disturb in Bengali
- বিঘ্ন ঘটানো, বিরক্ত করা
More languagesFewer languages
- disturb in Malayalam
- അസഹ്യപ്പെടുത്തുക, ശല്യപ്പെടുത്തുക, അസ്വസ്ഥമാക്കുക
- disturb in Kannada
- ತೊಂದರೆ ಕೊಡು, ಗೊಂದಲಗೊಳಿಸು, ತೊಂದರೆ ಮಾಡು, ಗಲಾಟೆ ಎಬ್ಬಿಸು
- disturb in Punjabi
- ਪ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਾਨ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ, ਗਡ਼ਬਡ਼ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ, ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ
- disturb in Gujarati
- ખલેલ પહોંચાડવા
- disturb in Odia
- ବିଚଳିତ କରିବା
- disturb in Sanskrit
- टालयति ṭālayati, भिद् bhid
- disturb in Nepali
- खलल पुऱ्याउन
- disturb in Tagalog
- gambala, abala
- disturb in Malay
- ganggu, kacau, usik
- disturb in Persian
- مزاحم شدن
- disturb in Thai
- รบกวน róp-guuan
- disturb in Vietnamese
- làm phiền, quấy rầy
Examples of disturb in a sentence
- A school of fish disturbed the water.
- disturb his inmost counsels from their destined aim1667, John Milton, “Book I”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert...
Synonyms of disturb
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Forms of disturb
| third-person singular present | disturbs |
|---|---|
| present participle | disturbing |
| past participle | disturbed |
| past | disturbed |
Origin of disturb
From Middle English destourben, from Anglo-Norman distourber and Old French destorber, from Latin disturbare, intensifying for turbare (“to throw into disorder”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)twerH-, *(s)turH- (“to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around”).
Words formed from disturb
Words that rhyme with disturb
Questions about disturb
- What does disturb mean?
- Disturb means to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.
- What is disturb in Tamil?
- Disturb in Tamil is தொந்தரவுசெய், இடைஞ்சல் கொடு. See Disturb meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use disturb in a sentence?
- A school of fish disturbed the water.
- What part of speech is disturb?
- Disturb can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce disturb?
- Disturb is pronounced /dɪˈstɜːb/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of disturb?
- The past tense of disturb is disturbed.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: disturb (page history and authors); disturb (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ढवळणे (Marathi) (page history and authors); ابتر کرنا (Urdu) (page history and authors); Disturb (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); disturb (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); disturb (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); disturb (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); disturb (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); disturb (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); टालयति (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); disturb (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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