Dictionary Check: perturb
"perturb" is a valid word!
Scrabble
11
points
Words with Friends
14
points
Definition
verb
disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
Example:
"She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"
verb
disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom
Example:
"The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion"
verb
cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull
Example:
"The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet"
verb
throw into great confusion or disorder
Example:
"Fundamentalists threaten to perturb the social order"
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