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Disturbed vs. Perturbed — What's the Difference?

Disturbed vs. Perturbed — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Disturbed and Perturbed

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Disturbed

Unsettled, broken up, or altered in structure or function
Disturbed soil.

Perturbed

To disturb or confuse; make uneasy or anxious
I was perturbed by his off-color remarks.

Disturbed

Being or resulting from being emotionally or mentally troubled
Taught disturbed children.
Sent disturbed messages.

Perturbed

To cause (a system) to become altered or imbalanced from a normal state
Volcanic eruptions that perturbed the climate.

Disturbed

Showing symptoms of mental illness, severe psychosis, or neurosis.
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Perturbed

Physics & Astronomy To cause perturbation in (the orbit of a celestial body, for example) by gravitational interaction.

Disturbed

Extremely alarmed; shocked.

Perturbed

Simple past tense and past participle of perturb

Disturbed

Simple past tense and past participle of disturb

Perturbed

Disturbed; flustered.

Disturbed

Having the place or position changed;
The disturbed books and papers on her desk
Disturbed grass showed where the horse had passed

Perturbed

(mathematics) Slightly modified.
The equation x2 − 3.0001x + 2 = 0 is a perturbed version of x2 − 3x + 2 = 0.

Disturbed

Afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief;
Too upset to say anything
Spent many disquieted moments
Distressed about her son's leaving home
Lapsed into disturbed sleep
Worried parents
A worried frown
One last worried check of the sleeping children

Perturbed

Agitated; disturbed; troubled.

Disturbed

Emotionally unstable and having difficulty coping with personal relationships

Perturbed

Thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term)

Disturbed

Lacking order or stability;
These unsettled times

Disturbed

Affected with madness or insanity;
A man who had gone mad

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