disturb

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English destourben, from Anglo-Norman distourber and Old French destorber, from Latin disturbare, intensifying for turbare (“to throw into disorder”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)twerH-, *(s)turH- (“to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, Australian) IPA(key): /dɪˈstɜːb/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /dɪˈstɝb/ (South Asia) IPA(key): /ɖɪsˈʈɜ(r)b/, /ˈɖɪsʈə(r)b/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)b === Verb === disturb (third-person singular simple present disturbs, present participle disturbing, simple past and past participle disturbed) (transitive) to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids. Synonyms: (thoughts) perturb, unsettle; see also Thesaurus:upset Synonyms: (liquids) agitate, muddle, roil, trouble (transitive) to divert, redirect, or alter by disturbing. (intransitive) to have a negative emotional impact; to cause emotional distress or confusion. ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === disturb (obsolete) disturbance