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disturb

dis·turb

UK/ɖɪsˈʈɜ(r)b/ US/dɪˈstɜːb/ common

verb

1.

move deeply

  • “This book upset me”
  • “A troubling thought”
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2.
3.

tamper with

  • “Don”
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4.

destroy the peace or tranquility of

  • “Don”
  • “m reading”
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5.

damage as if by shaking or jarring

  • “Don”
  • “s wounds by moving him too rapidly!”

Origin

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”).

Phrases

  • disturb the peace
  • do not disturb

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