perturbation
perturbation noun: agitation; the state of being perturbed.
Noun
perturbation (countable and uncountable, plural perturbations)
- Agitation; the state of being perturbed.
- Reſtore your ſelues, vnto your temper, Fathers; / And, vvithout perturbation, heare me ſpeake: […]1611, Ben[jamin] Jonson, Catiline His Conspiracy, London: […] [William Stansby?] for Walter Burre, →OCLC, Act IIII
- But her mind had never been in such perturbation; and it needed a very strong effort to appear attentive and cheerful till the usual hour of separating allowed her the relief of quiet reflection.1815 December (indicated as 1816), [Jane Austen], chapter V, in Emma: […], volume I, London: […] [Charles Roworth and James Moyes] for John Murray, →OCLC
- A small change in a physical system, or more broadly any definable system (such as a biological or economic system).
- Natures that haue much Heat, and great and violent deſires and Perturbations, are not ripe for Action, till they haue paſſed the Meridian of their yeares: As it was with Iulius Cæſar, and Septimius Seuerus.1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Youth and Age. XLII.”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC, pages 247–248
- Variation in an orbit due to the influence of external bodies.
perturbation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
perturbation in Hindi
- perturbation, anxiety, trepidation, apprehension, scruple
- दग़दग़ा daġadġā
- perturbation
- विक्षोभ vikṣobh
perturbation in Tamil
- உலைவு
perturbation in Urdu
- دغدغہ, گھبراہٹ, اضطراب
perturbation in Bengali
- perturbation, anxiety
- চঞ্চলতা concolota
More languagesFewer languages
- perturbation in Telugu
- వికారము vikāramu
- perturbation in Malayalam
- അസ്വസ്ഥത asvasthata
- perturbation in Kannada
- ಗಲಿಬಿಲಿ, ಕ್ಷೋಭೆ, ಪಥವೈಕಲ್ಯ
Examples of perturbation in a sentence
- A supersaturated solution is unstable; solute molecules may crash out of solution given the slightest perturbation.
- We consider generic linear perturbations of a nonbidiagonal class of static black-hole solutions in massive (bi)gravity.
- We shall call perturbations for which the ring spectra are not uniformly distributed shapeful perturbations.
Forms of perturbation
| plural | perturbations |
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Origin of perturbation
Borrowed from Middle French perturbation, from Old French perturbacion, from Latin perturbatio.
Words formed from perturbation
Words that rhyme with perturbation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about perturbation
- What does perturbation mean?
- Perturbation means agitation; the state of being perturbed.
- What is perturbation in Hindi?
- Perturbation in Hindi is दग़दग़ा (daġadġā), विक्षोभ (vikṣobh). See Perturbation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is perturbation?
- Perturbation is a noun.
- What is the plural of perturbation?
- The plural of perturbation is perturbations.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: perturbation (page history and authors); दग़दग़ा (Hindi) (page history and authors); perturbation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); perturbation (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); চঞ্চলতা (Bengali) (page history and authors); వికారము (Telugu) (page history and authors); perturbation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). 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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