Perturbed — synonyms, definition

1. perturbed (a)

agitated anxious concerned discomposed disconcerted distraught disturbed excited fidgety flustered irritated nervous noisy restive restless ruffled stormy tumultuous turbulent uneasy • • •

2. perturbed (Adjective)

hot and bothered rattled

perturbed (Adjective) — Thrown into a state of agitated confusion; ('rattled' is an informal term). ex. "The more he loses, the more perturbed he gets"

3. perturbed (Verb)

carked deranged disordered disquieted distracted threw out of kilter troubled unhinged

perturbed (Verb) — Disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed. ex. "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"

perturbed (Verb) — Disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom. ex. "The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion"

perturbed (Verb) — Cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull. ex. "The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet"

perturbed (Verb) — Throw into great confusion or disorder. ex. "Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt"

deviated disarrayed disordered disturbed troubled upset vexed worried