Definition of Perturb

Verb

  • throw into great confusion or disorder
    "Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt"
    - throw out of kilter
  • 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"
  • disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom
    "The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion"
  • 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"
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Unscramble perturb

61 unscramble word found using the letters perturb.
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