From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Disturb \Dis*turb"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disturbed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Disturbing}.] [OE. desturben, destourben, OF.
destorber, desturber, destourber, fr. L. disturbare,
disturbatum; dis- + turbare to disturb, trouble, turba
disorder, tumult, crowd. See {Turbid}.]
1. To throw into disorder or confusion; to derange; to
interrupt the settled state of; to excite from a state of
rest.
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Preparing to disturb
With all-cofounding war the realms above. --Cowper.
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The bellow's noise disturbed his quiet rest.
--Spenser.
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The utmost which the discontented colonies could do,
was to disturb authority. --Burke.
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2. To agitate the mind of; to deprive of tranquillity; to
disquiet; to render uneasy; as, a person is disturbed by
receiving an insult, or his mind is disturbed by envy.
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3. To turn from a regular or designed course. [Obs.]
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And disturb
His inmost counsels from their destined aim.
--Milton.
Syn: To disorder; disquiet; agitate; discompose; molest;
perplex; trouble; incommode; ruffle.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disturbed
adj 1: having the place or position changed; "the disturbed
books and papers on her desk"; "disturbed grass showed
where the horse had passed"
2: 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" [syn:
{disquieted}, {distressed}, {disturbed}, {upset}, {worried}]
3: emotionally unstable and having difficulty coping with
personal relationships [syn: {disturbed}, {maladjusted}]
4: affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad"
[syn: {brainsick}, {crazy}, {demented}, {disturbed}, {mad},
{sick}, {unbalanced}, {unhinged}]
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