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- pronunciation:
- dih
stuhrb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
disturbs, disturbing, disturbed |
| definition 1: |
to interrupt, especially by making noise.
The party next door disturbed our sleep.- synonyms:
- interrupt, trouble
- similar words:
- inconvenience, jar, violate
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| definition 2: |
to upset or put in disorder.
The wind disturbed the surface of the pond.The cat disturbed my papers.- synonyms:
- disorder, upset
- antonyms:
- organize
- similar words:
- agitate, jar, ruffle, shake
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| definition 3: |
to make nervous or uneasy; to trouble.
It disturbed him to see his mother lying in the hospital.- synonyms:
- bother, trouble
- similar words:
- agitate, dismay, disorder, distract, jangle, jar, ruffle, shake, upset, worry
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| related words: |
aggravate, alarm, badger, bug, concern, disagree, distract, distress, eat, fluster, frighten, heckle, interrupt, invade, nag, scare, shock, startle, tear, trouble |
adverb + (v.)disturb
deeply, emotionally, greatly, mentally, psychologically, severely, terribly, visibly
(v.)disturb
+ adverb
deal, great, socially, underneath
(v.)disturb
+ noun
artifact,
balance,
burial,
calm,
cemetery,
concentration,
ecosystem,
equilibrium,
grave,
habitat,
harmony,
layer,
nap,
neighbor,
nest,
occupant,
orbit,
peace,
pile,
prey,
privacy,
quiet,
rhythm,
routine,
scent,
sediment,
sign,
sleep,
slumber,
soil,
symmetry,
wildlife
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The word disturb
contains the following parts:
dis-
Latin
prefix
that means not; apart; reverse, negate
  More about this word part:
The prefix dis-
occurs in English attached to Latin roots, as in dissent
, but also forms words in English by attaching to verbs (dishearten) and nouns ( disbelief
). dis-
has two other forms, as the "s" sound in dis-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms dif- and di-3.
Example words:
disable, disadvantage, disagree, disagreeable, disappear, disappearance, disappoint, disapprove, disbelief, discard, discomfort, disconnect, discord, discourteous, disgrace, disgust, dishonest, disintegrate, dislike, dislodge, dismantle, disobey, disorder, disown, dispense, displace, display, displease, disposable, disposal, disprove, disqualify, disregard, disrupt, dissect, dissent, dissolve, distort, distrust, disturb
- synonyms:
- de-, un-
turb
Latin
root
that means confusion
Example words:
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