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Disturb| Verb | 1. | disturb - move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"jolt - disturb (someone's) composure; "The audience was jolted by the play" impress, strike, affect, move - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" distress - cause mental pain to; "The news of her child's illness distressed the mother" | | | 2. | disturb - change the arrangement or position ofscramble, beat - stir vigorously; "beat the egg whites"; "beat the cream" toss - agitate; "toss the salad" rile, roil - make turbid by stirring up the sediments of poke - stir by poking; "poke the embers in the fireplace" move, displace - cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" | | | 3. | disturb - tamper with; "Don't touch my CDs!"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" upset - disturb the balance or stability of; "The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries" violate - destroy; "Don't violate my garden"; "violate my privacy" | | | 4. | disturb - destroy the peace or tranquility of; "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading"act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" | | | 5. | disturb - damage as if by shaking or jarring; "Don't disturb the patient's wounds by moving him too rapidly!"damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree" | |
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