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perturb

🇬🇧 UK/pə'tɜːb/🇺🇸 US/pә'tә:b/
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Definitions

v.

To make someone anxious or unsettled; to disturb or disrupt the normal state of something.

使不安,扰乱,使心绪不宁

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
perthrough, thoroughly
+
turbdisturb, confuse, crowd
=perturb

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The unexpected news perturbed everyone in the office.

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